Perventricular pulmonary valvuloplasty under echocardiographic guidance.
We report the case of a small neonate with a complex congenital heart disease who successfully underwent a perventricular pulmonary valvuloplasty during the early postoperative period, using echocardiographic guidance alone without fluoroscopy. We describe the technique and the advantages of this novel procedure.
Bouzas-Mosquera
Alberto
A
Rueda
Fernando
F
Aldama
Guillermo
G
Medrano
Constancio
C
Portela
Francisco
F
Zavanella
Claudio
C
Castro-Beiras
Alfonso
A
D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011665:Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal