Percutaneous pulmonary valvuloplasty in an octogenarian with calcific pulmonary stenosis.
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.
Tentolouris
C A
CA
Department of Cardiology, University of Athens Medical School, Greece.
Kyriakidis
M K
MK
Gavaliatsis
I P
IP
Kourouklis
C B
CB
Toutouzas
P C
PC
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