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Journal of Structural Heart Disease, February 2016, Volume 2, Issue 1:33-34
DOI: 10.12945/j.jshd.2016.012.14

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 implantation (PPVI) was first described in 2000 by Philip Bonhoeffer et al 1 as an alternative to open-heart surgery to prolong survival of a right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) valve conduit.

Since then multiple studies have documented the short term benefits of PPVI implantation using the Melody™ valved stent (Medtronic Inc, Minneapolis, USA) for dysfunctional 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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  • Video 1

    PPVI: PO Fallot. 6F Multitrack over 0.035” E-wire; shrunken 25 mm homograft

  • Video 2

    PPVI: PO Fallot. 6F Multitrack over 0.035” E-wire; shrunken 25 mm homograft

  • Video 3

    PPVI: PO Fallot. Interrogate with 20 mm balloon over 0.035” E-wire; Ao root angiogram

  • Video 4

    PPVI: PO Fallot. Interrogate with 20 mm balloon over 0.035” E-wire; Ao root angiogram

  • Video 5

    PPVI: PO Fallot. 45 mm CCP stent on 24 mm BIB through 14 F Cook sheath

  • Video 6

    PPVI: PO Fallot. 45 mm CCP stent on 24 mm BIB through 14 F Cook sheath

  • Video 7

    PPVI: PO Fallot. Control angiogram through 14 F sheath.

  • Video 8

    PPVI: PO Fallot. Control selective angiogram: ? LAD

  • Video 9

    PPVI: PO Fallot. Control selective angiogram: ? LAD

  • Video 10

    PPVI: PO Fallot. Dilation with 22 mm Atlas Gold up to 20 atm.

  • Video 11

    PPVI: PO Fallot. Control selective LCA angiogram: ? LAD

  • Video 12

    PPVI: PO Fallot. PPVI of Melody with 22 mm Ensemble

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Cite this article as: Gewillig M. Current Status of Percutaneous Pulmonic Valve Therapies: The Melody Valve. Structural Heart Disease 2016;2(1):33-34. DOI: 10.12945/j.jshd.2016.012.14

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