Balloon Angioplasty in the Treatment of Pulmonary Valve Stenosis and Coarctation of the Aorta

AUTOR(ES)

Rocchini, Albert P.

RESUMO

When balloon angioplasty of the pulmonary valve was attempted in 42 children, aged 1 day to 19 years (mean, 3.1 years), immediate relief of pulmonary stenosis was achieved in 37 cases. In two groups, angioplasty was not uniformly successful: these included (1) two neonates and (2) three out of seven children with dysplastic pulmonary valves, who had an unsuccessful early result. Long-term (>1-year) follow-up of 28 successful cases supports the contention that balloon angioplasty provides effective long-term relief of pulmonary valve stenosis and that it should be considered the treatment of choice for this lesion.

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