The pulmonic, or pulmonary valve, is the next valve that deoxygenated blood flows through. It closes off the right ventricle and opens to allow the blood to flow to the lungs.

As an isolated abnormality, incompetence of the pulmonic valve is rare. ... Indicator-dye-dilution studies, recently employed in the study of pulmonary-valve function, 9 were not done.

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The pulmonic valve sends blood from the heart’s lower right chamber to the artery that delivers blood to the lungs. If it doesn’t function properly, it can cause fatigue and shortness of ...

In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications, Ali N. Zaidi and W. Aaron Kay from Columbus Ohio Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program, The Heart Center, Nationwide Children ...

The FDA gave the greenlight to transcatheter pulmonic valve replacement with the Sapien 3 system plus an adaptive pre-stent landing zone, dubbed Alterra, for patients with congenital heart disease.

In patients with postoperative right ventricular outflow tract conduit dysfunction and significant baseline tricuspid regurgitation, transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement appears to yield ...

LOS ANGELES (CNN) —Former California governor and film star Arnold Schwarzenegger had open-heart surgery in California on Thursday to replace an aging pulmonic valve. His representative, Daniel ...

Off-label use of the Sapien and Sapien XT valves represents a “viable and durable option” for restoring pulmonary valve function in patients with right-ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) disorders, ...

Benefits, challenges in the use of transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement for congenital heart disorders Download PDF Copy Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. Jan 3 2023 ...

More information: Adolphus Kai‐Tung Chau, Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement in congenital heart diseases, Pediatric Investigation (2022). DOI: 10.1002/ped4.12359 ...