Modification of a stented bovine jugular vein conduit (melody valve) for surgical mitral valve replacement

Abstract

We report the use of a Melody valve as a surgical implant in the mitral position in 2 infants, one with severe mitral regurgitation and another with mitral stenosis, where other prostheses are not small enough to be implanted in the mitral position nor expandable as the child grows. © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.