Transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation in clinical practice: A nationwide survey of cardiological implanting and non-implanting physicians.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Implantation (TPVI), when feasible, is the first-line approach to pulmonary valve replacement. Our aim was to obtain a picture of current TPVI practice in Italy.

Methods

After conducting a literature review on TPVI, online surveys were devised by an Advisory Board of 10 experts from the three Italian reference centers for congenital heart diseases and sent electronically to physicians working either in implanting center or in referral non-implanting cardiologic centers.

Results

Approximately 450 physicians across Italy were invited to contribute. 82 (18%) physicians answered. EchoColorDoppler, electrocardiogram and cardiac magnetic resonance were considered the first line approach to monitor these patients, before and after TPVI.For n

SUBMITTER: Castaldi B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11658437 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature