کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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6172155 | 1252106 | 2012 | 4 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
Successful treatment of severe aortic (AS) or pulmonary valve (PS) stenosis by balloon valvuloplasty in term neonates is well-established. Sometimes, AS or PS diagnosed antenatally, progresses to severe left or right ventricular hypoplasia respectively. Successful fetal balloon valvuloplasty cannot be assumed to significantly change the natural history. In this review of premature infants, balloon valvuloplasty was used in extremely small babies. Five with severe AS (32 to 36Â weeks, birth weight 1.4 to 1.9Â kg) had percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty during the first 10Â days of life. Seven infants with severe/critical PS (28 to 36Â weeks, birth weight 1.2 to 1.9Â kg) had percutaneous balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty during the first 9Â days of life. Two with pulmonary atresia (1.9 and 0.85Â kg), underwent successful radiofrequency assisted balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty. There were no procedural deaths but one infant developed severe aortic insufficiency.
Journal: Early Human Development - Volume 88, Issue 5, May 2012, Pages 291-294