Toward predictive modeling of catheter-based pulmonary valve replacement into native right ventricular outflow tracts.
Matthew A JolleyAndras LassoHannah H NamPatrick V DinhAdam B ScanlanAlex V NguyenAnna IlinaBrian H MorrayAndrew C GlatzFrancis X McGowanKevin WhiteheadYoav DoriJoseph H GormanRobert C GormanGabor FichtingerMatthew J GillespiePublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2018)
This study demonstrates that pre-implant modeling which assumes a rigid vessel wall may not accurately predict the degree of distal RVOT expansion following actual device placement. We suggest the potential for virtual modeling of TPVR to be a useful adjunct to procedural planning, but further development is needed.