Percutaneous tricuspid valve replacement in childhood

Percutaneous replacement of the tricuspid valve with a bovine jugular venous valve (melody valve) was successfully undertaken in a 9-year-old boy. The patient had a previous history of bacterial endocarditis of the native tricuspid valve in infancy. Initially, a pericardial patch valve was created,...

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Main Authors: Mathias Emmel, Nalini Sreeram, Gerardus Bennink, Narayanswami Sreeram
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Annals of Pediatric Cardiology
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Online Access:http://www.annalspc.com/article.asp?issn=0974-2069;year=2015;volume=8;issue=3;spage=230;epage=232;aulast=Emmel