All children have a natural need to move, play, and perform activities. Physical activity is
necessary for optimal physical, emotional, and psychosocial development for healthy …

The transcatheter valve technology pipeline has started as simple balloon valvuloplasty for
the treatment of stenotic heart valves and evolved since the year 2000 to either repair or …

The primary function of the cardiopulmonary system is to provide blood flow (and oxygen) in
quantities sufficient to support the metabolic needs of the body. The capacity of the …

The limitations of CMR (higher cost in comparison with echocardiography [but not in
comparison with other modalities], 3 lack of portability, limited availability, artifacts from …

Background—Melody Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve (TPV) replacement therapy
represents an important advance in congenital cardiovascular interventions. The off-label …

Patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) are one of the fastest growing populations in
cardiology, and valvular pathology is at the center of many congenital lesions …

Abstract Purpose of Review Our review is intended to provide readers with an overview of
disease processes involving the pulmonic valve, highlighting recent outcome studies and …

To evaluate the long-term cumulative incidence of≥ moderate pulmonary regurgitation (PR)
and re-intervention following balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty (BPV). While BPV for …

Introduction and objectives Percutaneous pulmonary valvuloplasty is the preferred
interventional procedure for pulmonary valve stenosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate …

Transcatheter balloon valvuloplasty for the treatment of aortic and pulmonary valve stenosis
was first described nearly 40 years ago. Since that time, the technique has been refined in …