Brian A. Boe, Sharon L. Cheatham, Aimee K. Armstrong, Darren P. Berman, Joanne L. Chisolm, John P. Cheatham
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.14, No.2, pp. 297-304, 2019, DOI:10.1111/chd.12728
Abstract Objective: We sought to describe the leaflet morphology variation in the Melody
Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve (TPV) and evaluate associated outcomes. The Melody
TPV is constructed from harvested bovine jugular venous valves which have been
rigorously tested. Natural anatomic leaflet variations are seen in the Melody TPV but
have not been evaluated.
Design: A Melody TPV leaflet morphology classification system was devised after
reviewing a subset of photographed and implanted TPVs. All images were blindly re‐
viewed by implanters and classified. Midterm hemodynamic outcomes and complica‐
tions of the Melody TPVs were compared by leaflet morphology.
Results: Photographed Melody TPVs implanted… More >
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