Tricuspid Valve-in-Valve Procedure with An Edwards S3 Valve in a 15-kg Child in Latin America

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.

摘要 一名5岁、体重15kg的儿童，既往曾接受3次胸骨切开术，因生物假体三尖瓣重度狭窄伴反流引发右心衰竭。针对该患者的同情用药需求，为其实施经皮三尖瓣瓣中瓣手术，术中使用爱德华S3（Edwards S3 valve）瓣膜。手术全程无并发症，患者临床状态获得显著改善。