Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation for right ventricular outflow tract dysfunction
Summary
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued full guidance to the NHS in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland on percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation for right ventricular outflow tract dysfunction.
Description
Right ventricular outflow tract dysfunction is the abnormal flow of blood between the heart and the lungs, often associated with a congenital abnormality. Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation is an alternative to surgical valve repair or replacement. In this procedure, a catheter is inserted through the skin via a large vein in the groin and into the pulmonary artery. The replacement valve is implanted within a wire mesh, called a stent.
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Details
Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland
British Cardiovascular Intervention Society
British Cardiovascular Society
British Congenital Cardiac Association
Contact details:
(for general enquiries or comments)
(for procedure specific enquiries or comments)
ip@nice.org.uk
Interventional Procedures Programme
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
MidCity Place
71 High Holborn
London
WC1V 6NA
