New Pulmonary Valve Delays Need For Open-Heart Surgery

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New Pulmonary Valve Delays Need For Open-Heart Surgery

Congenital heart defects are the most common type of major birth defects in the U.S., affecting about 34,000 babies each year. Twenty percent of these patients are born with a malformation of the

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Symposier - Nationwide Children's Hospital develops stent used in Melody Valve

symposier.com — “Uploaded and Shared in Youtube by: NationwideChildrens Melody Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve, Offers Minimally-Invasive Treatment Option for Congenital Heart Disease Patients that will help minimize and delay the need for multiple open heart surgeries over a patients lifetime.” View full resource at symposier.com

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Transcatheter Valve Delays The Need For Open-Heart Surgery In Patients With Congenital Defect

medicalnewstoday.com — “Congenital heart defects are the most common type of major birth defect in the U.S., affecting about 25,000 babies each year. Now, a new valve being used at the University of Michigan's C.S. Mott” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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FDA Approves First Percutaneous Heart Valve

fda.gov — “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the Medtronic Melody Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve and Ensemble Delivery System, the first heart valve to be implanted through a catheter, or tube, in a leg vein and guided up to the heart. This new approach to the treatment of adults and children with previously implanted, poorly functioning pulmonary valve conduits can delay the need for open-heart surgery.” View full resource at fda.gov