Percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty for treatment of pulmonic stenosis in a dog.
A 2.5-year-old dog with congenital pulmonary valve dysplasia was treated by percutaneous balloon dilation of the stenotic orifice. Clinical and hemodynamic improvement was apparent immediately and for 9 months after the valvuloplasty procedure.
Bright
J M
JM
Department of Urban Practice, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 37901-1071.
Jennings
J
J
Toal
R
R
Hood
M E
ME
D000818:Animals; D002404:Catheterization / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D011666:Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*