Background The number of patients undergoing transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement
has been steadily increasing, resulting in many research projects focusing on this patient …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the
Edwards SAPIEN transcatheter heart valve (Edwards Lifesciences LLC, Irvine, California) in …

Background Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation (PPVI) was introduced in 2000 as
an interventional procedure for the treatment of right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) …

Background Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement (tPVR) is an accepted therapy for
treatment of dysfunctional right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) conduits. At present, the …

Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement (tPVR) has evolved into a viable alternative to
surgical conduit or bioprosthetic valve replacement. This procedure has paved the way for a …

Objectives To describe our initial experience with pediatric transcatheter aortic valve
replacement. Background Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has been …

Background Two transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement (tPVR) systems (Edwards
SAPIEN and Medtronic Melody) are available; however, comparative studies evaluating …

A variety of complex congenital heart defects in the pediatric population involve placement
of a right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit as part of surgical repair. With the advent of …

The evolution of congenital cardiac surgery has seen significant innovative advances in
collaborative efforts between congenital cardiac surgeons and interventionalists to provide …

Perventricular Melody valve placement has been described as a bailout approach or
alternative RVOT approach in patients> 30 kg. We present three patients< 20 kg and two …