title: Comparison of single and double balloon valvuloplasty in children with aortic stenosis.
abstract: To compare the effectiveness of the single and double balloon techniques, the short-term results of percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty were assessed in two consecutive groups of children with valvular aortic stenosis. In 16 children (aged 3 months to 17 years) the single balloon technique was utilized; the ratio of balloon diameter to valve anulus diameter was 0.96 +/- 0.03 (mean +/- SEM). In 11 children (aged 3 months to 21 years) the double balloon technique was utilized in which two balloons are positioned across the valve and inflated simultaneously; the ratio of the balloon diameter sum to valve anulus diameter was 1.32 +/- 0.05. The groups were similar in age, weight, cardiac output, prevalvuloplasty gradient and valve anulus diameter. Overall, valvuloplasty reduced the peak systolic gradient by 53% from 80 +/- 4 to 38 +/- 3 mm Hg (p less than 0.0001). In the single balloon group the gradient decreased from 82 +/- 6 to 46 +/- 4 mm Hg (p less than 0.0001), whereas in the double balloon group the gradient decreased from 76 +/- 5 to 26 +/- 4 mm Hg (p less than 0.0001). The peak systolic gradient after valvuloplasty was 43% lower in the double balloon group (p less than 0.01). Furthermore, the single balloon technique reduced the gradient by an average of 43% compared with a 67% reduction with the double balloon technique (p less than 0.001). The short-term complications of valvuloplasty were similar, with an increase in aortic insufficiency occurring in three children in each group.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-0204.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Beekman
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Rocchini
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Crowley
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Snider
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Serwer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dick
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000473:pathology; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant