Pediheart Podcast #131: Adverse Events, Radiation And Reintervention After Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement

Summary: This week we review a recent work from the C3P0 registry on trans-catheter pulmonary valves. How common were adverse events encountered in this 'real world' assessment? How does this value compare with surgical pulmonary valve replacement? What factors are associated with higher doses of radiation in this procedure? We speak with Dr. Barry Love, Director of the Congenital Catheterization Laboratory at Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital who wrote a very insightful accompanying editorial comment on this paper. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2019.11.042