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Balloon valvuloplasty for pulmonary valve stenosis. J Interv Cardiol 1995 Oct;8(5):451-61

Date

09/05/1995

Pubmed ID

10159512

DOI

10.1111/j.1540-8183.1995.tb00575.x

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0028834489 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   19 Citations

Abstract

Balloon valvuloplasty for pulmonary valve stenosis by static dilation is the treatment of choice for the treatment of isolated valvular pulmonary stenosis in the infant, child, and adolescent. The procedure is also effective in neonates; however, the complications of the procedure are significantly higher and the efficacy is less. This article reviews the background, indications, technique, acute and long-term results, and complications of balloon valvuloplasty for pulmonary valve stenosis in the infant, child, and adolescent with pulmonary valve stenosis. The application of this technique in neonates with critical pulmonary stenosis or membranous pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum is also discussed. The determinants of a successful outcome in each group are addressed.

Author List

Fedderly RT, Beekman RH 3rd

Author

Raymond T. Fedderly MD Associate Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Catheterization
Child
Cineangiography
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Infant
Pulmonary Valve Stenosis