title: Balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty for pulmonary valve stenosis with atrial septal defect.
abstract: We performed successful balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty (BPV) in 6 patients with pulmonary valve stenosis and atrial septal defect (ASD) accompanied by atrial left-to-right shunt without an increase of shunting immediately after BPV. It suggests that such patients should be treated by BPV initially and the need for ASD repair can be assessed during long-term follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department Pediatrics, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakasato
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Komatsu
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hayasaka
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011664:Pulmonary Valve; D011666:Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*