Balloon dilatation of a stenosed bioprosthesis in the tricuspid valve position.
Percutaneous balloon dilatation of a stenosed Ionescu-Shiley bioprosthesis in the tricuspid valve position was performed twice in a 19 year old woman. On each occasion there was a considerable improvement in symptoms and haemodynamic function but the effect lasted for only a few months. When the valve was excised it showed no evidence of the previous balloon dilatations.
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Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne.
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D000328:Adult; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D002404:Catheterization; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D014264:Tricuspid Valve Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*