title: Surgical Aortic Valvuloplasty Versus Balloon Aortic Valve Dilatation in Children.
abstract: Balloon aortic valve dilatation (BAD : is assumed to provide the same outcomes as surgical aortic valvuloplasty (SAV). However, the development of precise modern surgical valvuloplasty techniques may result in better long-term durability of the aortic valve repair. This review of the recent literature suggests that current SAV provides a safe and durable repair. Furthermore, primary SAV appears to have greater freedom from reintervention and aortic valve replacement when compared to BAD.
authors: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
authors: Julia S
authors: JS
authors: Donald
authors: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia igor.konstantinov@rch.org.au.
authors: Igor E
authors: IE
authors: Konstantinov
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D063126:Balloon Valvuloplasty / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*
keywords: aortic valve repair; cardiac catheterization/intervention; congenital heart disease; interventional catheterization