Immediate, Short, Intermediate and Long-Term Results of Balloon Valvuloplasty in Congenital Pulmonary Valve Stenosis

Autor: Mostafa Behjati-Ardakani, Seyed Khalil Forouzannia, Mohammad Hassan Abdollahi, Mohammadtaghi Sarebanhassanabadi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Acta Medica Iranica, Vol 51, Iss 5, Pp 324-328 (2013)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0044-6025
1735-9694
Popis: Transluminal balloon valvuloplasty is an alternative to surgical valvotomy for congenital pulmonary valve stenosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the long term results (to 13.5 years) of balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty. From June 1998 to January 2012, percutaneous balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty for congenital pulmonary valve stenosis was performed in 98 patients (50 males, 48 females, with a median age of 6.75 years) underwent balloon valvuloplasty of pulmonary valve stenosis. Follow-up was performed based on the Doppler echocardiographic data and clinical findings. Forty three of ninety eight patients were 10 years of age or older. The mean peak to peak pressure gradient across pulmonary valve before and immediately after balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty (BPV) was 88.7±36.4 mmHg and 21.8±15.9 mmHg (P
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