Successful balloon valvuloplasty in an adult patient with severe pulmonic stenosis and aneurysmal poststenotic dilatation.
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.
Fernandes
Valerian
V
The Methodist DeBakey Heart Center and Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Kałuza
Grzegorz L
GL
Zymek
Pawet T
PT
DeFelice
Clement A
CA
Hust
Robert
R
Raizner
Albert E
AE
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