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One-wire technique for performance of balloon aortic valvuloplasty.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15009765     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: We present a new one-wire technique for balloon aortic valvuloplasty and discuss possible advantages of this technique over other techniques. METHODS: The records of 16 patients who underwent 18 procedures were reviewed. TECHNIQUE: A floppy-tipped, nitinol wire (Ultra-Select, Microvena Corp., White Bear Lake, MN) is placed across the aortic valve through a guide/measurement catheter positioned in the aortic root. The guide catheter is then removed, and the balloon catheter is positioned. Balloon dilation is then performed. RESULTS: Pre-dilation all patients had 0-1+ aortic insufficiency (AI). Four of 18 procedures resulted in an increase of >1 grade of AI, leaving 14 of 18 with < or =1 grade increase in AI. The mean gradient reduction achieved was 65%. FOLLOW-UP: Eighty-seven percent of the procedures have required no further intervention. CONCLUSION: The ease and simplicity of the procedure may reduce the risk of increasing AI, decrease fluoroscopy time, and arterial access time.
Authors:
Sherri S Baker; Martin P O'Laughlin
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of interventional cardiology     Volume:  17     ISSN:  0896-4327     ISO Abbreviation:  J Interv Cardiol     Publication Date:  2004 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-03-10     Completed Date:  2004-04-23     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8907826     Medline TA:  J Interv Cardiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  17-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Pediatric Cardiovascular Program, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA. sherri-baker@ouhsc.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aortic Valve / abnormalities,  surgery*,  ultrasonography
Aortic Valve Insufficiency / congenital,  mortality,  therapy*
Balloon Dilatation / methods*
Child
Child Welfare
Child, Preschool
Echocardiography
Equipment Design
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Infant
Infant Welfare
Infant, Newborn
Male
Postoperative Complications / etiology,  mortality
Reoperation
Retrospective Studies
Severity of Illness Index
Survival Analysis
Treatment Outcome
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / congenital,  mortality,  therapy
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
J Interv Cardiol. 2004 Feb;17(1):21-2   [PMID:  15009766 ]

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