transluminal balloon valvuloplasty is an alternative to surgical valvotomy for congenital pulmonary valve stenosis. the aim of this study was to evaluate the long term results (to 13.5 years) of balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty. from june 1998 to january 2012, percutaneous balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty for congenital pulmonary valve stenosis was performed in 98 patients (50 males, 48 females, ...

It has often been pointed out that tricuspid stenosis occurs much more frequently than it is diagnosed. This may be because it so rarely occurs as a single valvular defect (although such cases have been described), because there are no characteristic symptoms, and because clinical signs are often inconspicuous. In the past, it has not been considered of much practical importance to make the dia...

Severe aortic stenosis in pregnancy has been known to have a high maternal and perinatal mortality, documented at 17 and 32%, respectively, in 1978. More recent reviews still indicate significant maternal morbidity and unfavourable fetal outcomes. Severe aortic stenosis with or without symptoms leads the table of ‘high maternal and fetal risk’ in valvular heart disease in pregnancy. We report t...