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J Heart Valve Dis
; 22(2): 265-9, 2013 Mar.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23798220
ABSTRACT
Balloon valvuloplasty to dilate stenotic bioprosthetic valves is rarely used, but has been applied successfully to dilate bioprosthetic mitral, aortic, tricuspid and, to a lesser extent, pulmonary valves. The case is reported of a 45-year-old male patient with right-sided heart failure who underwent a successful dilatation of a stenotic, calcific bioprosthetic pulmonary valve using double-balloon valvuloplasty.