Growth of the right heart after balloon valvuloplasty for critical pulmonary stenosis in the newborn.
Eight newborns with critical pulmonary stenosis and intact ventricular septum underwent successful percutaneous balloon dilation. Follow-up using echocardiography showed sustained relief of the obstruction across the pulmonary valve and excellent growth of the right heart structures.
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Department of Pediatrics, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
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D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002404:Catheterization; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000254:growth & development; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011666:Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors