Balloon atrial septostomy with echocardiographic guidance.
At the Childrens Hospital National Medical Center, Washington, DC, two-dimensional echocardiography has been used to guide balloon atrial septostomy in 17 neonates with cyanotic congenital heart disease and has proved helpful in minimizing the risks associated with this procedure.
D004219:District of Columbia; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006744:Hospital Bed Capacity, 100 to 299; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn