title: Use of cutting balloon for palliative treatment in tetralogy of Fallot.
abstract: In tetralogy of Fallot, severe cyanosis due to insufficient pulmonary blood flow necessitates early intervention. The Cutting Balloon, developed for percutaneous coronary angioplasty, was used successfully for transcatheter incision and dilation of infundibular and valvar pulmonary stenosis in four patients with tetralogy of Fallot.
authors.affiliation: Lillie Frank Abercrombie Section of Cardiology, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Karina M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Carlson
authors.forename: Steven R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Neish
authors.forename: Henri
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Justino
authors.forename: Glenn T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Leonard
authors.forename: Charles E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Mullins
authors.forename: Ronald G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Grifka
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000379:methods*; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000502:physiology*; D010166:Palliative Care; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012494:Sampling Studies; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome