Medtronic received information via literature regarding the risk factors for infective endocarditis in patients who underwent transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement (tpvr).
All data were retrospectively collected from a single center between october 2010 and october 2017.
The study population included 235 patients and was predominantly male with a mean age of 22 years and a mean weight of 63 kg.
Of those, 183 were implanted with medtronic melody transcatheter valves; 3 were previously implanted with medtronic hancock valved conduits; and 2 were previously implanted with medtronic mosaic surgical valves.
No serial numbers were provided.
It was reported that the median duration from transcatheter valve implant to onset of endocarditis was 3.
3 years (range 2 to 7.
2 years).
Among all melody patients, 2 deaths were reported.
The causes of death were due to septic shock (1) and cardiac arrest secondary to heart failure 1.
5 years after recurrent episode of endocarditis (1).
Based on the available information, medtronic product was not directly associated with the deaths.
Among all melody patients, adverse events included: severe pulmonary stenosis and/or stent fracture that required redo tpvr, bacterial endocarditis, surgical explant and replacement of the valve due to fungal endocarditis, valvular mobile mass and/or vegetations due to bacterial or fungal endocarditis, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support, moderate-severe pulmonary regurgitation, and high peak/mean residual gradients.
Based on the available information, medtronic product was associated with the adverse events.
Among all hancock and mosaic patients, adverse events included: transcatheter valve-in-valve implantation.
The reason for valve-in- valve implantation was not reported.
Other adverse events observed: moderate-severe pulmonary regurgitation and high peak/mean gradients.
Based on the available information, medtronic product was associated with the adverse events.
No additional adverse patient effects or product performance issues were reported.
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