Matthew A Jolley, Analise Sulentic, Silvani Amin, Mudit Gupta, Stephen Ching, Alana Cianciulli, Yan Wang, Patricia Sabin, Christopher Zelonis, Matthew Daemer, Elizabeth Silvestro, Keith Coleman, Lauren K Ford, Jonathan B Edelson, Emily S Ruckdeschel, Meryl S Cohen, Susan C Nicolson, Matthew J Gillespie
BACKGROUND: Atrioventricular valve regurgitation (AVVR) is a devastating complication in children and young adults with congenital heart disease (CHD), particularly in patients with single ventricle physiology. Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) is a rapidly expanding, minimally invasive option for the treatment of AVVR in adults that avoids the morbidity and mortality associated with open heart surgery. However, application of TEER in in CHD and in children is quite novel. We describe the development of a peri-procedural protocol including image-derived pre-intervention simulation, with successful application to four patients...
February 2024: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions