title: Successful balloon valvuloplasty in an adult patient with severe pulmonic stenosis and aneurysmal poststenotic dilatation.
abstract: We present a case of pulmonic stenosis with large aneurysmal poststenotic dilatation that was safely and effectively treated with balloon valvuloplasty. Though the poststenotic dilatation persists after the procedure, the risk of dissection and rupture is very low. Hence, balloon valvuloplasty should be considered the treatment of choice in this setting.
authors.affiliation: The Methodist DeBakey Heart Center and Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Valerian
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Grzegorz L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Kałuza
authors.forename: Pawet T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Zymek
authors.forename: Clement A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: DeFelice
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hust
authors.forename: Albert E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Raizner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology; D011666:Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / Q000151:congenital / Q000628:therapy*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome