Percutaneous transluminal balloon valvuloplasty for pulmonary valve stenosis

Transluminal balloon valvuloplasty was used to treat congenital pulmonary valve stenosis in 20 patients. Follow-up cardiac catheterization was performed in 11 patients at intervals of from 2 to 12 months after the procedure. Peak systolic pressure gradient across the pulmonic valve decreased from 68...

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Published in:Circulation (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 1984-03, Vol.69 (3), p.554-560
Main Authors: KAN, J. S, WHITE, R. I. JR, MITCHELL, S. E, ANDERSON, J. H, GARDNER, T. J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Angioplasty, Balloon - methods
Biological and medical sciences
Blood Pressure
Cardiac Catheterization
Cardiology. Vascular system
Child
Child, Preschool
Cineangiography
Congenital heart diseases. Malformations of the aorta, pulmonary vessels and vena cava
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart
Heart Ventricles - diagnostic imaging
Heart Ventricles - physiopathology
Humans
Infant
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Valve Stenosis - diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Valve Stenosis - physiopathology
Pulmonary Valve Stenosis - therapy
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Summary:Transluminal balloon valvuloplasty was used to treat congenital pulmonary valve stenosis in 20 patients. Follow-up cardiac catheterization was performed in 11 patients at intervals of from 2 to 12 months after the procedure. Peak systolic pressure gradient across the pulmonic valve decreased from 68 +/- 27 to 23 +/- 5 mm Hg (p less than .001) after valvuloplasty. There were no complications. Follow-up catheterization demonstrated persistent relief of right ventricular hypertension in the patients with typical pulmonary valve stenosis.
ISSN:0009-7322
1524-4539
DOI:10.1161/01.CIR.69.3.554