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Treatment Options for Pulmonary Valve Disease

Standard treatment for failed pulmonary valve conduits has been conduit replacement with open-heart surgery. Less-invasive treatment options are available. Melody^® Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Therapy may delay the need for open-heart surgery.

Surgical Conduit Replacement

During open-heart surgical conduit replacement, your doctor removes your failing conduit and places a new pulmonary conduit containing an artificial pulmonary valve in its place.
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Balloon Angioplasty

During this procedure, a tube is inserted into a vein in your leg and guided up to your heart. An uninflated balloon is placed through the opening of the narrowed pulmonary conduit. Your doctor then inflates the balloon, which pushes the narrowed conduit open so that blood may flow better.

Bare Metal Stenting

With this procedure, a catheter (a thin, hallow tube) is inserted into a vein in your leg and guided up to your heart. An uninflated balloon placed inside a stent (wire frame) is placed through the opening of the narrowed pulmonary conduit. Your doctor then inflates the balloon, which forces the stent to expand and push the narrowed conduit open for better blood flow.

Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Therapy

During transcatheter pulmonary valve therapy, a tube is inserted into a vein in your leg and guided up to your heart. The heart valve is attached to a stent (wire frame) that expands with the help of balloons to deliver the valve.

Ask your doctor about potential side effects associated with each treatment option.

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