Late Explantation of Venus P-Valve After Implantation: Macroscopic and Histologic Findings

Worakan Promphan; Pirapat Mokarapong; Kweekrong Sukhakul; Shakeel A Qureshi

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.01.037

Late Explantation of Venus P-Valve After Implantation: Macroscopic and Histologic Findings

Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Oct;112(4):e291-e294. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.01.037. Epub 2021 Jan 31.

Authors

Worakan Promphan¹, Pirapat Mokarapong², Kweekrong Sukhakul³, Shakeel A Qureshi⁴

Affiliations

¹ Pediatric Heart Center, Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health, College of Medicine, Rangsit University, Bangkok, Thailand. Electronic address: pworakan2@gmail.com.
² Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Rajavithi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
³ Department of Pathology, Rajavithi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
⁴ Department of Congenital Cardiology, Evelina London Children's Hospital, Guy's and St. Thomas' National Health Service Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.

PMID: 33535063
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.01.037

Abstract

Percutaneous pulmonary valve replacement with the self-expandable Venus P-valve (Venus Medtech, Hangzhou, China) has shown satisfactory feasibility and early and midterm outcomes. However, the long-term results are not well described. This is a report of the gross and microscopic findings of an explanted Venus P-valve 78 months after implantation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Device Removal
Female
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation*
Heart Valve Prosthesis*
Humans
Prosthesis Design
Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis
Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / etiology
Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome