Complex Catheter-Based Structural Heart Reconstruction in a Patient With Tricuspid Atresia and Björk Palliative Conduit

Nili Schamroth Pravda; Ran Kornowski; Hana Vaknin Assa; Elchanan Bruckheimer; Einat Birk; Yaron Shapira; Alexander Belenky; Rafael Hirsch

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.11.010

Complex Catheter-Based Structural Heart Reconstruction in a Patient With Tricuspid Atresia and Björk Palliative Conduit

JACC Case Rep. 2021 Jan 27;3(2):212-216. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.11.010. eCollection 2021 Feb.

Authors

Nili Schamroth Pravda¹, Ran Kornowski¹, Hana Vaknin Assa¹, Elchanan Bruckheimer², Einat Birk², Yaron Shapira¹, Alexander Belenky³, Rafael Hirsch¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, affiliated with Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
² Department of Cardiology, Schneider Children's Hospital, Petach Tikva, affiliated with Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
³ Department of Interventional Radiology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, affiliated with Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Abstract

Björk conduit failure is a common reason for reintervention after a Björk modification of the Fontan procedure. We describe a first performed in human percutaneous procedure for the treatment of a failing Björk circuit in an adult with congenital heart disease and complex anatomic features. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.).

Keywords: Björk conduit; Fontan; IVC, inferior vena cava; RA, right atrium; RVOT, right ventricular outflow tract; THV, transcatheter heart valve; transcatheter heart valve.

Publication types

Case Reports