RESUMEN

ABSTRACT A 5-year-old child, weighing 15 kg, with three previous sternotomies, presented with right heart failure due to severe stenosis and regurgitation of the bioprosthetic tricuspid valve. A percutaneous tricuspid valve-in-valve procedure with an Edwards S3 valve was ofered for compassionate use, performed with no complications and with a significant clinical condition improvement.

RESUMEN

A 5-year-old child, weighing 15 kg, with three previous sternotomies, presented with right heart failure due to severe stenosis and regurgitation of the bioprosthetic tricuspid valve. A percutaneous tricuspid valve-in-valve procedure with an Edwards S3 valve was ofered for compassionate use, performed with no complications and with a significant clinical condition improvement.

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Implantación de Prótesis de Válvulas Cardíacas , Prótesis Valvulares Cardíacas , Válvula Tricúspide , Preescolar , Humanos , Bioprótesis , Cateterismo Cardíaco/métodos , Implantación de Prótesis de Válvulas Cardíacas/métodos , América Latina , Diseño de Prótesis , Falla de Prótesis , Resultado del Tratamiento , Válvula Tricúspide/cirugía