title: Effect of the balloon-anulus ratio on the intermediate and follow-up results of pulmonary balloon valvuloplasty.
abstract: Pulmonary balloon valvuloplasty (PBV) is an effective method to treat congenital valvular pulmonic stenosis, but the ideal balloon-anulus ratio (BAR) for this procedure remains unclear. We studied 71 procedures where BARs of 1.0-1.5 were used, since it has been shown that a ratio of < 1.0 is less effective and that of > 1.5 may produce more complications. A curvilinear relation was found between BAR and the fractional fall in haemodynamic parameters reflecting stenosis severity, both immediately after dilatation and at follow-up. Best results were observed with a BAR of 1.25, with progressive worsening on either side of this ratio. The relationship remained significant in multiple regression analysis involving age, sex and baseline haemodynamic variables. The data show that a BAR of 1.25 is probably the ideal ratio for PBV.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Narang
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dev
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Goswami
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saxena
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shrivastava
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011666:Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D017725:Ventricular Pressure