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Perventricular Melody valve implantation was successfully performed in a 12 kg child with tetralogy of Fallot, representing the smallest reported child to undergo this procedure.
Case Report (n=1)
Demonstrates the feasibility of a hybrid perventricular approach for Melody valve implantation in a very small child (12 kg) with tetralogy of Fallot.
Transcatheter pulmonic valve implantation has emerged as a safe and effective alternative to valve surgery in patients with surgically corrected congenital heart disease. In cases where the transcatheter approach has failed, or was thought to be technically challenging, a hybrid approach to pulmonic valve implantation has been described. This approach involves a small subxyphoid incision made by the cardiac surgeon and implantation of the pulmonic valve through the appropriate delivery sheath through this incision. Here we describe a case of a successful implantation of a Melody valve in a 12 kg child with tetralogy of Fallot. To our knowledge this is the smallest child to have undergone this procedure reported.
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Holoshitz et al. (2013) conducted a case report in Tetralogy of Fallot (n=1). Perventricular Melody valve implantation was evaluated on Successful implantation. Perventricular Melody valve implantation was successfully performed in a 12 kg child with tetralogy of Fallot, representing the smallest reported child to undergo this procedure.
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