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, ...

soon after successful results of balloon valvuloplasty in treatment of congenital pulmonary stenosis, use of this technique for relief of congenital aortic stenosis (as) was attempted in different parts of the world. with the purpose of assessment the value of valvuloplasty in comparison with surgical valvotomy in relief of congenital as, we retrospectively studied 115 patients with valvar as, ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate 501 procedures of mitral balloon valvuloplasty and the differences among the group already submitted the prior surgical or balloon valvuloplasty, with 59 procedures and the group without previous intervention, with 442 procedures. METHODS It was used the single balloon in 403, Inoue balloon in 89 and a double balloon in six, with no difference between the 2 groups (p=0.6...

Balloon valvuloplasty techniques and equipment have continued to evolve over the last two decades. With this expanded experience, there has been refinement in patient selection and a clearer understanding of the benefits, limitations, and long-term results of balloon valvuloplasty. In this chapter the mechanisms, indications, techniques and clinical results of balloon valvuloplasty of the mitra...

135. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Balloon Valvuloplasty Registry Participants. Multicenter experience with balloon mitral commissurotomy. NHLBI Balloon Valvuloplasty Registry Report on immediate and 30-day follow-up results. Circulation. 1992;85:

Data from 204 children and infants who underwent aortic balloon valvuloplasty between 1982 and 1986, reported to the Valvuloplasty and Angioplasty of Congenital Anomalies Registry, were reviewed. Valvuloplasty was successful in 192 of 204 children, reducing the peak systolic left ventricular ejection gradient from 77 +/- 2 to 30 +/- 1 mm Hg, p less than 0.001. The same degree of aortic stenosis...

A 26-YEAR-OLD symptomatic female patient with severe aortic and mitral valve stenoses underwent aortic and mitral valve balloon valvuloplasty in the same setting. Aortic balloon valvuloplasty was first performed retrogradely using a polyethylene 20-mm balloon (Mansfield, USA), and mitral valvuloplasty was performed antegradely through transseptal technique using an Inoue 28-mm balloon (Toray, J...