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Valve perforation and balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty in an infant with tetralogy of Fallot and pulmonary atresia.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9096946     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We report an infant who had tetralogy of Fallot, hypoplastic pulmonary arteries, and membranous pulmonary atresia who underwent successful perforation of the atretic valve and subsequent balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty. Because of the inability to access the pulmonary arteries via a patent ductus arteriosus, two-dimensional echocardiography was used to confirm wire position prior to perforation. The branch pulmonary arteries initially measured 1.5 mm in diameter and enlarged to 2.8 mm immediately after valvuloplasty. Four months postprocedure, the patient underwent a successful repeat balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty. The pulmonary arteries had grown to approximately 6 mm in diameter. Although it is a rare occurrence, patients with tetralogy of Fallot and membranous pulmonary atresia can be dilated with successful growth of the pulmonary arteries.
Authors:
M A Kuhn; N F Mulla; D Dyar; C Cephus; R L Larsen
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis     Volume:  40     ISSN:  0098-6569     ISO Abbreviation:  Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn     Publication Date:  1997 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-06-17     Completed Date:  1997-06-17     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7508512     Medline TA:  Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  403-6; discussion 407     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Loma Linda Children's Hospital, California, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Balloon Dilatation / instrumentation,  methods*
Echocardiography, Doppler
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Monitoring, Intraoperative / methods
Palliative Care
Pulmonary Atresia / complications,  therapy*,  ultrasonography
Tetralogy of Fallot / complications,  therapy*,  ultrasonography

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