Dr. Michael Recto Archives - CHOC Pediatrica

‘First of its kind’ pulmonary valve ‘grows’ with patients

Children who need pulmonary valve replacement benefit from surgery. The IRIS valve is built small enough to implant in very young patients.

Thanks to CHOC’s expertise, baby Hope overcame the odds stacked against her after being born at 31 weeks and weighing just 2 pounds.

CHOC became one of the first hospitals to use the Abbott Amplatzer Piccolo™ Occluder to treat patent ductus arteriosus or PDA.

Dr. Michael Recto is an expert in interventional pediatric cardiology and treats children with serious congenital heart defects.