Transcatheter Melody valve implantation in the tricuspid position is a feasible alternative to repeat open-heart surgery in pediatric patients with stenotic biological tricuspid valve prostheses.
A transcatheter pulmonary valve (Melody) was implanted within a stenotic biological valve prosthesis in tricuspid position, as an alternative to the fourth major cardiac surgery in a 12-year-old girl. There were no complications. The postinterventional result was very good.
Riede et al. (Tue,) studied this question.