title: Balloon dilatation of the pulmonary valve in the first year of life in patients with tetralogy of Fallot: a preliminary study.
abstract: Fifteen infants with tetralogy of Fallot, who would otherwise have required a palliative operation, underwent balloon dilatation of the right ventricular outflow tract. The mean period of palliation was 8.5 months (range 0-26 months). The procedure was performed without serious complications on 88% of occasions. This preliminary study suggests that balloon dilatation may be useful in the management of tetralogy of Fallot.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Qureshi
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Kirk
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Lamb
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arnold
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Wilkinson
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011664:Pulmonary Valve; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors