title: Percutaneous pulmonary valvuloplasty in an octogenarian with calcific pulmonary stenosis.
abstract: We describe a patient in whom calcific pulmonary vascular stenosis was diagnosed at the age of 84 years. Valve stenosis was relieved by percutaneous transluminal pulmonary valvuloplasty. To our knowledge, PTPV performed at this age has not been previously reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University of Athens Medical School, Greece.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Tentolouris
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Kyriakidis
authors.forename: I P
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Gavaliatsis
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Kourouklis
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Toutouzas
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011666:Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*; D011677:Punctures