Hybrid balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty in a 700-g infant: Thinking outside the box

Ralf J Holzer; Matt Sisk; Alistair Phillips

doi:10.1002/ccd.21545

Hybrid balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty in a 700-g infant: Thinking outside the box

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2008 Jul 1;72(1):93-6. doi: 10.1002/ccd.21545.

Authors

Ralf J Holzer¹, Matt Sisk, Alistair Phillips

Affiliation

¹ Cardiology Division, The Ohio State University, The Heart Center, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH 43205, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 18383180
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.21545

Abstract

This report describes a unique Hybrid approach to balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty in a 700-g premature infant with pulmonary valve stenosis and very poor right ventricular function.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Catheterization / methods*
Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / complications
Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / therapy
Humans
Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Infant, Premature, Diseases / therapy*
Male
Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / complications
Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / therapy*
Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / complications
Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / therapy