Abstract
In this video tutorial we present our technique for hybrid surgical Melody® valve implantation in the left atrio-ventricular valve (henceforth referred to as mitral valve) position in children. The key steps, including valve preparation, implantation, and balloon dilatation, are depicted. We discuss the short-term outcome, we red-flag potential complications, and we hypothesize medium-term outcomes, including late balloon dilatation.
© The Author 2016. Published by MMCTS on behalf of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. All rights reserved.
Publication types
-
Case Reports
-
Video-Audio Media
MeSH terms
-
Bioprosthesis*
-
Echocardiography / methods
-
Female
-
Heart Septal Defects / surgery*
-
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation* / instrumentation
-
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation* / methods
-
Heart Valve Prosthesis*
-
Humans
-
Infant
-
Mitral Valve / surgery*
-
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis
-
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / etiology
-
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
-
Mitral Valve Stenosis / diagnosis
-
Mitral Valve Stenosis / etiology
-
Mitral Valve Stenosis / surgery*
-
Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
-
Postoperative Complications / surgery*
-
Prognosis
-
Prosthesis Design
-
Reoperation / instrumentation
-
Reoperation / methods
-
Treatment Outcome
Supplementary concepts
-
Atrioventricular Septal Defect