Biagio Castaldi1,*, Francesco Prati1, Alice Pozza1,2, Irene Cattapan1,2, Jennifer Fumanelli1,2, Domenico Sirico1, Giovanni Di Salvo1
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.19, No.5, pp. 513-533, 2024, DOI:10.32604/chd.2025.058053
- 31 December 2024
Abstract Congenital heart disease (CHD) affects about 1% of live births. Among them, about 20% will undergo one or more surgical or percutaneous maneuvers on the right ventricle outflow tract or pulmonary valve. Transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation is a recently available less invasive alternative to surgery for treatment of right ventricular outflow tract dysfunction. Thus, residual dysfunction can be treated early and with a lower risk profile. This narrative review aimed to describe the state of the art of percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation. More >