title: [Balloon valvuloplasty of critical aortic stenosis performed from an umbilical access in a neonate with endocardial fibroelastosis -- a case report].
abstract: A case of percutaneous treatment of neonatal critical aortic stenosis is presented. The baby had endocardial fibroelastosis and borderline dimensions of left heart structures. Umbilical access for the anterograde approach with the use of coronary angioplasty catheter was successfully performed.
authors.affiliation: Oddział Kliniczny Wrodzonych Wad Serca i Kardiologii Dzieci, Slaskie Centrum Chorób Serca, ul. Szpitalna 2, 41-800 Zabrze. jkusa@poczta.onet.pl
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kusa
mesh_terms: D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D018636:Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014470:Umbilical Cord / Q000601:surgery*