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Pulmonary stenosis and severe biventricular dysfunction: improvement following percutaneous valvuloplasty.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10399667     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A 15-year-old boy with severe pulmonary stenosis associated with severe right and left ventricular systolic dysfunction is reported. After successful percutaneous pulmonary valvuloplasty, there was an initial and early improvement in right ventricular (RV) function, followed by a delayed and more gradual improvement in left ventricular (LV) function. At long-term follow up, both RV and LV systolic functions were nearly normalized. Several mechanisms may be implicated, including ventricular interdependence, geometric factors, altered compliance and intrinsic alteration in the LV muscle. A delayed, but sustained, improvement in LV systolic function following relief of RV pressure overload suggests that the latter mechanism must have played an important role in the genesis of the LV dysfunction. Pulmonary stenosis associated with severe biventricular dysfunction may be treated primarily by percutaneous pulmonary balloon valvuloplasty with near-total recovery of the ventricular function.
Authors:
A A Patel; L Hatle; L Mimish
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of heart valve disease     Volume:  8     ISSN:  0966-8519     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Heart Valve Dis.     Publication Date:  1999 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1999-08-17     Completed Date:  1999-08-17     Revised Date:  2006-05-04    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9312096     Medline TA:  J Heart Valve Dis     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  307-11     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Balloon Dilatation*
Heart Catheterization
Humans
Male
Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / complications*,  physiopathology
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / etiology*,  physiopathology,  therapy*
Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / etiology*,  physiopathology,  therapy*
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
J Heart Valve Dis. 1999 May;8(3):305-6   [PMID:  10399666 ]

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