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Original Research Article
Journal of Structural Heart Disease, February 2016, Volume 2, Issue 1: 33-34
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12945/j.jshd.2016.012.14
Received: December 11, 2014 Accepted: December 29, 2014 Published online: February 2016
Current Status of Percutaneous Pulmonic Valve
Therapies: The Melody Valve
Marc Gewillig, MD, PhD, FAEPC, FESC, FACC
Pediatric Cardiology, Leuven University, UZ Leuven, Herestraat 49, Leuven, Belgium
Abstract
Transcatheter percutaneous pulmonary valve implan- tation (PPVI) was rst described in 2000 by Philip Bon- hoe er et al 1 as an alternative to open-heart surgery to prolong survival of a right ventricular out ow tract (RVOT) valve conduit.
Since then multiple studies have documented the short term bene ts of PPVI implantation using the MelodyTM valved stent (Medtronic Inc, Minneapolis, USA) for dys- functional right ventricle to pulmonary artery (RV-AP) conduits.
This review discusses the development, current status and future endeavors of the Melody valve in the pulmonic position.
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Key Words
Pulmonic valve therapy • Melody valve
Con ict of Interest
The author is proctor for Medtronic, Edwards, NuMed.
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* Corresponding Author:
Marc Gewillig, MD, PhD, FAEPC, FESC, FACC
Pediatric Cardiology
Leuven University
UZ Leuven, Herestraat 49, Leuven, Belgium
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