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Case Reports
. 2005 Nov-Dec;26(6):839-42.
doi: 10.1007/s00246-005-0862-2.

Percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty of both pulmonary and aortic valves in a neonate with pulmonary atresia and critical aortic stenosis

T Kobayashi  1 , N Momoi, Y Fukuda, H Suzuki
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Case Reports

Percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty of both pulmonary and aortic valves in a neonate with pulmonary atresia and critical aortic stenosis

T Kobayashi et al. Pediatr Cardiol. 2005 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

We report a case of hydrops fetalis originating from critical aortic stenosis and pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum that was diagnosed in utero by echocardiography. We performed a percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty of the bilateral semilunar valves on the 2nd day after birth. We used a stiff-ended guidewire to perforate the pulmonary valve. After valvuloplasty, the aortic valve pressure gradient decreased from 55 to 25 mmHg. The procedure was successful, and the patient's heart condition improved.

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