Acute pulmonary oedema following percutaneous balloon pulmonary valvoplasty in children.
Pulmonary oedema complicating balloon dilation of the pulmonary valve is extremely rare. We describe two children who developed acute pulmonary oedema soon after successful dilation of the pulmonary valve. They were treated with diuretics, ionotropes, and ventilatory support. Despite the supportive therapy, the complication proved fatal in one.
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, India. savitri_sh@yahoo.com
Savitri
S
Shrivastava
Munesh
M
Tomar
Sitaraman
S
Radhakrishnan
D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011666:Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D011859:Radiography