Chronic heart failure in congenital heart disease: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

KK Stout, CS Broberg, WM Book, F Cecchin, JM Chen… - Circulation, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
The past 60 years have brought remarkable advancements in the diagnosis and treatment of
congenital heart disease (CHD). Early diagnosis and improvements in cardiac surgery and …

Indications for cardiac catheterization and intervention in pediatric cardiac disease: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

TF Feltes, E Bacha, RH Beekman III, JP Cheatham… - Circulation, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
The American Heart Association makes every effort to avoid any actual or potential conflicts
of interest that may arise as a result of an outside relationship or a personal, professional, or …

Defining and refining indications for transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement in patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot: contributions from anatomical and …

JT Tretter, MK Friedberg, RM Wald… - International journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement (TPVR) is an important treatment option in
repaired tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) and right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) dysfunction …

Short-and medium-term outcomes after transcatheter pulmonary valve placement in the expanded multicenter US melody valve trial

DB McElhinney, WE Hellenbrand, EM Zahn, TK Jones… - Circulation, 2010 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Transcatheter pulmonary valve placement is an emerging therapy for
pulmonary regurgitation and right ventricular outflow tract obstruction in selected patients …

Clinical and hemodynamic outcomes up to 7 years after transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement in the US melody valve investigational device exemption trial

JP Cheatham, WE Hellenbrand, EM Zahn, TK Jones… - Circulation, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Studies of transcatheter pulmonary valve (TPV) replacement with the Melody
valve have demonstrated good short-term outcomes, but there are no published long-term …

Infective endocarditis after transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement using the Melody valve: combined results of 3 prospective North American and European …

DB McElhinney, LN Benson, A Eicken… - Circulation …, 2013 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Transcatheter (percutaneous) pulmonary valve (TPV) replacement has
emerged as a viable therapy for right ventricular outflow tract conduit dysfunction. Little is …

Stent fracture, valve dysfunction, and right ventricular outflow tract reintervention after transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation: patient-related and procedural risk …

DB McElhinney, JP Cheatham, TK Jones… - Circulation …, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Among patients undergoing transcatheter pulmonary valve (TPV)
replacement with the Melody valve, risk factors for Melody stent fracture (MSF) and right …

Meta-analysis of pulmonary valve replacement after operative repair of tetralogy of fallot

EWY Cheung, WHS Wong, YF Cheung - The American journal of cardiology, 2010 - Elsevier
The present meta-analysis aimed to determine the outcomes and effect on right ventricular
(RV) function of surgical pulmonary valve replacement (PVR) in patients after repair of …

The Melody® valve and Ensemble® delivery system for transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement

DB McElhinney, JT Hennesen - … of the New York Academy of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The Melody® transcatheter pulmonary valve (TPV) is a percutaneous valve system
designed for the treatment of obstruction and/or regurgitation of prosthetic conduits placed …

Bloodstream infections occurring in patients with percutaneously implanted bioprosthetic pulmonary valve: a single-center experience

J Buber, L Bergersen, JE Lock… - Circulation …, 2013 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation using a stent-based bioprosthetic
valve provides an alternative to surgery in select patients. Systemic infections in Melody …