Medtronic received information that 19 years and 1 month post implant of this 27mm bioprosthetic valve implanted in the pulmonary position of a (b)(6) pediatric patient with tetralogy of fallot, a transcatheter pulmonary bioprosthetic valve (tpbv) was implanted valve-in-valve.The valve was replaced due to mixed valvular disease with moderate stenosis and mild to moderate insufficiency.Prior to the implant of the tpbv, the 27mm valve was ballooned and stented.No additional adverse patient effects were reported.
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