title: Balloon pulmonary valvoplasty: factors determining short- and long-term results.
abstract: Balloon pulmonary valvoplasty was performed in 139 patients (age 2-44 years) with pulmonary valve stenosis. The right ventricular peak systolic pressure decreased from 137.1 +/- 46.8 mmHg to 76 +/- 51.3 mmHg (P < 0.001) and the right ventricle to pulmonary artery peak systolic gradient decreased from 116.3 +/- 49 mmHg to 54.4 +/- 51.9 mmHg (p < 0.001). There was no significant change in systemic artery systolic pressure. The right ventricular peak systolic pressure to systemic artery systolic pressure ratio decreased from 1.13 +/- 0.41 to 0.63 +/- 0.42 (P < 0.001). Patients with incomplete immediate relief of obstruction (right ventricle to pulmonary artery peak systolic gradient > 35 mmHg) had higher pre-dilatation right ventricular peak systolic pressure (161.1 +/- 45.3 mmHg vs. 93.9 +/- 38.8 mmHg, P < 0.001) and higher right ventricular peak systolic pressure to systemic artery systolic pressure ratio (1.31 +/- 0.42 vs 0.98 +/- 0.33, P < 0.001) pre-dilatation and were older (17.2 +/- 8.6 years vs. 12.8 +/- 9.7 years, P < 0.01). The residual right ventricle to pulmonary artery peak systolic gradients in the majority of patients were infundibular, which regressed at follow up even in patients who did not receive long-term oral beta blockers. Follow up catheterisation in 79 patients after 13 +/- 8.7 months showed a further fall in right ventricular peak systolic-pressure (P < 0.001) and right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery peak systolic gradient (P < 0.001).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, (SCTIMST), Trivandrum, India.
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Ray
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Subramanyan
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Titus
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tharakan
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Joy
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Venkitachalam
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Balakrishnan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011666:Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome