Ventricular Fibrillation Arrest and Pulmonary Homograft Rupture During Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve: Successful Rescue by Heart Team

Lamees I El Nihum; Zhongyu Li; Mahesh Ramchandani; Michael J Reardon; Erik E Suarez; Thomas E MacGillivray; Valeria Duarte; C Huie Lin

doi:10.14797/CAVR7956

Ventricular Fibrillation Arrest and Pulmonary Homograft Rupture During Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve: Successful Rescue by Heart Team

Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal

Volume 17 (2021): Issue 2

By: Lamees I El Nihum, Zhongyu Li, Mahesh Ramchandani, Michael J Reardon, Erik E Suarez, Thomas E MacGillivray, Valeria Duarte and C Huie Lin

Open Access

|Jul 2021

Abstract

We describe a 31-year-old woman with pulmonary homograft rupture and ventricular fibrillation arrest complicating a transcatheter pulmonary valve (TPV) procedure. She underwent extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) with immediate surgical repair including bioprosthetic pulmonary valve replacement. She had difficulty weaning off ECMO due to hyperacute failure of the valve and ultimately underwent successful hybrid TPV with complete recovery. This case illustrates the importance of the heart team approach during catheter and surgical interventions in adult congenital heart disease.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.14797/CAVR7956 | Journal eISSN: 1947-6108

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Language: English

Page range: 152 - 156

Accepted on: Mar 23, 2021

Published on: Jul 1, 2021

Published by: Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

congenital heart defect,

bicuspid aortic valve,

stents,

valve repair,

valve replacement,

pulmonic valve

© 2021 Lamees I El Nihum, Zhongyu Li, Mahesh Ramchandani, Michael J Reardon, Erik E Suarez, Thomas E MacGillivray, Valeria Duarte, C Huie Lin, published by Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
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