TY - JOUR
T1 - First Surgical Melody Valve-In-Valve Implantation for Early Degeneration in Mitral Position
AU - Grandinetti, Maria
AU - Varrica, Alessandro
AU - Giamberti, Alessandro
AU - Carminati, Mario
AU - Frigiola, Alessandro
PY - 2018/4/1
Y1 - 2018/4/1
N2 - Congenital mitral valve disease is a real challenge in infants and small children. The implantation of expandable stented valves in mitral position has become one of the options of choice in consideration of their acceptable short-term expandable durability and subsequent feasibility of balloon expansion of these devices. We report the first case of a surgical Melody valve-in-valve procedure for early Melody valve degeneration in the mitral position. The result was good, and the procedure safe, rapid, and without an increased risk when a mechanical valve implantation will be necessary.
AB - Congenital mitral valve disease is a real challenge in infants and small children. The implantation of expandable stented valves in mitral position has become one of the options of choice in consideration of their acceptable short-term expandable durability and subsequent feasibility of balloon expansion of these devices. We report the first case of a surgical Melody valve-in-valve procedure for early Melody valve degeneration in the mitral position. The result was good, and the procedure safe, rapid, and without an increased risk when a mechanical valve implantation will be necessary.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.10.024
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.10.024
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85044143389
VL - 105
SP - e169-e170
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
SN - 0003-4975
IS - 4
ER -