Immediate- and medium-term effects of balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty in infants with critical pulmonary stenoses during the first year of life : A prospective single center study

BACKGROUND: Balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty (BPV) represents the standard of management for all patients with severe pulmonary stenosis (PS) irrespective of their age. Nevertheless neonates and infants with critical PS represent a high-risk group that needs to be studied

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the Saudi Heart Association. - 1999. - 22(2010), 4 vom: 20. Okt., Seite 195-201
1. Verfasser: Saad, Manal Hassan (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Roushdy, Alaa Mahmoud, Elsayed, Maiy Hamdy
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2010
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of the Saudi Heart Association
Schlagworte:Journal Article ASD, atrial septal defect BPV, balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty BSA, body surface area Balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty Critical pulmonary stenosis ECG, electrocardiogram Infants PADP, pulmonary artery diastolic pressure PASP, pulmonary artery systolic pressure mehr... PDA, patent ductus arteriosus PFO, patent foramen ovale PG, pressure gradient PR, pulmonary regurgitation PS, pulmonary stenosis PV, pulmonary valve RV, right ventricle RVDP, right ventricular diastolic pressure RVOT, right ventricular outflow tract RVSP, right ventricular systolic pressure TR, tricuspid regurgitation TTE, transthoracic echocardiography VSD, ventricualr septal defect