Successful balloon valvuloplasty in an adult patient with severe pulmonic stenosis and aneurysmal poststenotic dilatation

Valerian Fernandes; Grzegorz L Kałuza; Pawet T Zymek; Clement A DeFelice; Robert Hust; Albert E Raizner

doi:10.1002/ccd.10128

Successful balloon valvuloplasty in an adult patient with severe pulmonic stenosis and aneurysmal poststenotic dilatation

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2002 Mar;55(3):376-80. doi: 10.1002/ccd.10128.

Authors

Valerian Fernandes¹, Grzegorz L Kałuza, Pawet T Zymek, Clement A DeFelice, Robert Hust, Albert E Raizner

Affiliation

¹ The Methodist DeBakey Heart Center and Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.

PMID: 11870946
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.10128

Abstract

We present a case of pulmonic stenosis with large aneurysmal poststenotic dilatation that was safely and effectively treated with balloon valvuloplasty. Though the poststenotic dilatation persists after the procedure, the risk of dissection and rupture is very low. Hence, balloon valvuloplasty should be considered the treatment of choice in this setting.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Aneurysm / etiology*
Catheterization / methods*
Dilatation, Pathologic / etiology
Humans
Male
Pulmonary Artery* / pathology
Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / congenital
Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / therapy*
Severity of Illness Index
Treatment Outcome