Double atrioventricular valve replacement using Melody™ transcatheter valves in an infant with unbalanced atrioventricular septal defect: a case report.

Béatrice Susanne Kahl Ina Michel-Behnke Daniel Zimpfer

Published in: European heart journal. Case reports (2020)

The presented innovative approach allowed for biventricular correction of an unbalanced AVSD with unfavourable anatomy for standard techniques. The heart team should decide individualized, after careful assessment of cardiac anatomy and function, if the benefits of replacement of AVVs with Melody™ transcatheter valves may outweigh the benefits of univentricular palliation in case of unbalanced AVSD.

Keyphrases

aortic valve
aortic valve replacement
aortic stenosis
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
transcatheter aortic valve implantation
heart failure
left ventricular
palliative care
mitral valve
catheter ablation
ejection fraction
clinical evaluation