Successful balloon valvuloplasty in an adult patient with severe pulmonic stenosis and aneurysmal poststenotic dilatation
Valerian Fernandes MD
The Methodist DeBakey Heart Center and Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Search for more papers by this authorGrzegorz L. Kałuża MD, PhD
The Methodist DeBakey Heart Center and Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Search for more papers by this authorPawet T. Zymek MD
The Methodist DeBakey Heart Center and Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Search for more papers by this authorClement A. DeFelice MD
The Methodist DeBakey Heart Center and Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Search for more papers by this authorRobert Hust MD
The Methodist DeBakey Heart Center and Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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Albert E. Raizner MD
The Methodist DeBakey Heart Center and Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Methodist DeBakey Heart Center, 6535 Fannin, Room F1034, Houston, TX 77030Search for more papers by this authorValerian Fernandes MD
The Methodist DeBakey Heart Center and Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Search for more papers by this authorGrzegorz L. Kałuża MD, PhD
The Methodist DeBakey Heart Center and Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Search for more papers by this authorPawet T. Zymek MD
The Methodist DeBakey Heart Center and Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Search for more papers by this authorClement A. DeFelice MD
The Methodist DeBakey Heart Center and Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Search for more papers by this authorRobert Hust MD
The Methodist DeBakey Heart Center and Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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Albert E. Raizner MD
The Methodist DeBakey Heart Center and Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Methodist DeBakey Heart Center, 6535 Fannin, Room F1034, Houston, TX 77030Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
We present a case of pulmonic stenosis with large aneurysmal poststenotic dilatation that was safely and effectively treated with balloon valvuloplasty. Though the poststenotic dilatation persists after the procedure, the risk of dissection and rupture is very low. Hence, balloon valvuloplasty should be considered the treatment of choice in this setting. Cathet Cardiovasc Intervent 2002;55:376–380. © 2002 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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