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World J Cardiol. May 26, 2021; 13(5): 117-129
Published online May 26, 2021. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v13.i5.117
Transcatheter pulmonic valve implantation: Techniques, current roles, and future implications
Mark Aaron Law, Arka Chatterjee
Mark Aaron Law, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Division of Cardiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233, United States
Arka Chatterjee, Division of Cardiology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tuscon, AZ 85724, United States
Author contributions: Law MA and Chatterjee A both contributed to the overall conception of review, review of literature, drafting and final approval of manuscript
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no conflicts to disclose.
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Corresponding author: Mark Aaron Law, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Division of Cardiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1700 6th Ave S 176F Suite 9100, Birmingham, AL 35233, United States. mlaw@peds.uab.edu
Received: December 26, 2020
Peer-review started: December 28, 2020
First decision: February 28, 2021
Revised: March 11, 2021
Accepted: April 21, 2021
Article in press: April 21, 2021
Published online: May 26, 2021
Core Tip

Core Tip: As patients with congenital heart defects continue to survive well into adult life, right ventricular function preservation and management of the right ventricular outflow tract has become increasingly important and sophisticated. As an alternative to surgical pulmonary valve replacement (PVR), the advent of transcatheter pulmonic valve therapy has offered a less invasive approach for many patients. Improved techniques and technologies have rapidly expanded its use in increasingly complex anatomy. In this review we summarize the indications for PVR, transcatheter pulmonic valve implantation techniques, clinical outcomes and also future directions of this treatment.