Aortoventriculoplasty in a five-month-old infant: an alternative approach to the treatment of critical aortic stenosis in infancy.
A newborn with critical aortic stenosis and anular hypoplasia was treated with an aortic valvotomy using inflow occlusion. Five months later, important valvular insufficiency and residual stenosis necessitated aortic valve replacement. An aortoventriculoplasty using a 19 mm St. Jude Medical Valve was successfully performed with a good hemodynamic response.
D000792:Angiography; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009040:Motion Pictures; D011183:Postoperative Complications