Piggyback mounting for stent and valve deployment during percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation.

Jenny E ZablahGaute DøhlenMartin B YstgaardGareth J Morgan

Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2022)

The piggyback technique aims to simplify and facilitate adequate conduit preparation and valve insertion by minimizing manipulation across the outflow tract and decreasing the risk of stent distortion, misalignment, and embolization.

Keyphrases

aortic valve
mitral valve
aortic stenosis
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
pulmonary hypertension
ejection fraction
minimally invasive
left ventricular
heart failure
ultrasound guided
coronary artery disease
atrial fibrillation
mass spectrometry