Transcatheter closure of the right atrioventricular valve in a double-inlet left ventricle patient following fontan operation


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Çaran B., UGAN ATİK S., GÖKALP S., Ergül Y., GÜZELTAŞ A.

Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, cilt.34, sa.1, ss.59-62, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Özet

In this new case study, we report a successful percutaneous transcatheter right atrioventricular (AV) valve closure procedure using a patent foramen ovale occluder (Occlutech International AB, Helsingborg, Sweden) in an 11-year-old boy who had previously undergone a Fontan procedure and surgical right AV valve closure for double-inlet left ventricle, hypoplastic right ventricle, ventricular arterial discordance and coarctation of the aorta and developed severe right AV valve regurgitation during follow-up. We aimed to share our experience regarding the difficulties encountered during the procedure.