Current clinical management of dysfunctional bioprosthetic pulmonary valves.

Current clinical management of dysfunctional bioprosthetic pulmonary valves. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2020 Jan 11;: Authors: Aggarwal V, Spigel Z, Hiremath G, Binsalamah Z, Qureshi AM Abstract Introduction: As with any bioprosthetic valve, bioprosthetic valves in the pulmonary position have a finite life span and patients with bioprosthetic pulmonary valves require lifetime management to treat valve dysfunction.Areas covered: In this article, authors discuss the current medical management for treatment of dysfunctional bioprosthetic valves. This review is based on both an extensive review of the recent cardiac surgical/interventional cardiology literature (PubMed and MEDLINE database searches from 1958 - 2019) and personal experience.Expert opinion: Valve technology is rapidly progressing and with a coordinated effort from cardiac surgeons and interventional cardiologists, patients suffering from bioprosthetic pulmonary valve dysfunction can expect to have a decreased number of procedures and less invasive procedures over their lifetime now. PMID: 31928255 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy - Category: Cardiology Tags: Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther Source Type: research