TY - JOUR
T1 - Treatment of right ventricular outflow tract dysfunction
T2 - A multimodality approach
AU - Pluchinotta, Francesca Romana
AU - Bussadori, Claudio
AU - Butera, Gianfranco
AU - Piazza, Luciane
AU - Chessa, Massimo
AU - Saracino, Antonio
AU - Fernandez Sarabia, Javier
AU - Giugno, Luca
AU - Arcidiacono, Carmelo
AU - Micheletti, Angelo
AU - Negura, Diana Gabriela
AU - Fesslova, Vlasta
AU - Carminati, Mario
PY - 2016/4/28
Y1 - 2016/4/28
N2 - The right timing to replace the pulmonary valve in a patient with dysfunction of the right ventricular outflow tract is unknown. Both percutaneous pulmonary valve and surgical prosthesis are suitable options. In every patient, the right ventricle (RV) remodels and recovers differently after pulmonary replacement. Therefore, it is difficult to identify the best treatment option and to predict the long-term results. In the last few years, we focused our research on optimizing the characterization of these patients through advanced cardiovascular imaging in order to find possible variables, parameters, and reproducible measurements that can help us in the decision-making process. The aim of the present article is to present our ongoing research lines that focus on the characterization and optimal treatment approach to the dysfunction of the RVOT.
AB - The right timing to replace the pulmonary valve in a patient with dysfunction of the right ventricular outflow tract is unknown. Both percutaneous pulmonary valve and surgical prosthesis are suitable options. In every patient, the right ventricle (RV) remodels and recovers differently after pulmonary replacement. Therefore, it is difficult to identify the best treatment option and to predict the long-term results. In the last few years, we focused our research on optimizing the characterization of these patients through advanced cardiovascular imaging in order to find possible variables, parameters, and reproducible measurements that can help us in the decision-making process. The aim of the present article is to present our ongoing research lines that focus on the characterization and optimal treatment approach to the dysfunction of the RVOT.
KW - Percutaneous pulmonary valve replacement
KW - Pulmonary valve
KW - Rright ventricle
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U2 - 10.1093/eurheartj/suw019
DO - 10.1093/eurheartj/suw019
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84966570583
VL - 18
SP - E22-E26
JO - European Heart Journal, Supplement
JF - European Heart Journal, Supplement
SN - 1520-765X
ER -