title: Radiofrequency perforation for pulmonary atresia and intact ventricular septum.
abstract: Surgical or interventional perforation of atretic pulmonary valve as initial palliative procedure has been advocated in patients with pulmonary atresia with an intact ventricular septum. We report two infants with pulmonary atresia and intact ventricular septum, who were treated by radiofrequency perforation and balloon dilatation.
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. kothariss@vsnl.com
authors.forename: Shyam S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kothari
authors.forename: Sanjeev K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Nitish
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Naik
mesh_terms: D017115:Catheter Ablation; D002404:Catheterization; D005260:Female; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010166:Palliative Care; D018633:Pulmonary Atresia / Q000628:therapy*