Transcatheter guidewire perforation of the pulmonary valve as a palliative procedure in pulmonary atresia with intact interventricular septum.
Indian Heart J
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2004 Nov-Dec; 56(6): 661-3
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-2897
ABSTRACT
We report two cases of pulmonary atresia with intact interventricular septum in whom we successfully perforated and performed balloon dilation of the atretic pulmonary valve using a simple guidewire technique. The technical challenges of performing this procedure in small infants are highlighted.
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Main subject:
Pulmonary Valve
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Humans
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Male
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Angiography
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Pulmonary Atresia
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Cyanosis
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Dyspnea
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Heart Defects, Congenital
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Heart Septum
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian heart j
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
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