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Case Reports
. 2012 Oct;94(4):e97-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.02.101.

Modification of a stented bovine jugular vein conduit (melody valve) for surgical mitral valve replacement

Ibrahim Abdullah  1 , Francisco Boye Ramirez, Doff B McElhinney, James E Lock, Pedro J del Nido, Sitaram Emani
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Modification of a stented bovine jugular vein conduit (melody valve) for surgical mitral valve replacement

Ibrahim Abdullah et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Oct.

Abstract

We report the use of a Melody valve as a surgical implant in the mitral position in 2 infants, one with severe mitral regurgitation and another with mitral stenosis, where other prostheses are not small enough to be implanted in the mitral position nor expandable as the child grows.

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