title: Transapical aortic balloon valvuloplasty in a 890-gram infant: hybrid is better!
abstract: Balloon aortic valvuloplasty has become in many centers the treatment of choice for neonates with critical or severe aortic stenosis. Usual approaches both antegrade and retrograde can be problematic in preterms extremely low birth weight babies. We describe a novel approach for dilating the aortic valve in an 890 grams baby.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology Unit, [corrected] University of Padova, Padova, Italy. nicola.maschietto@unipd.it
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maschietto
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maschiettom
authors.forename: Vladimiro
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vida
authors.forename: Vladimiro
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vidam
authors.forename: Ornella
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Milanesi
mesh_terms: D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002404:Catheterization; D005865:Gestational Age; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D052577:Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography