PERCUTANEOUS RADIOFREQUENCY VALVOTOMY USING A STANDARD 5FR ELECTRODE CATHETER FOR PULMONARY ATRESIA IN NEONATES

Authors
WRIGHT SB RADTKE WA GILLETTE PC
Citation
Sb. Wright et al., PERCUTANEOUS RADIOFREQUENCY VALVOTOMY USING A STANDARD 5FR ELECTRODE CATHETER FOR PULMONARY ATRESIA IN NEONATES, The American journal of cardiology, 77(15), 1996, pp. 1370
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The American journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029149
Volume
77
Issue
15
Year of publication
1996
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(1996)77:15<1370:PRVUAS>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
In 2 consecutive newborns with pulmonary atresia/intact ventricular se ptum, radiofrequency energy applications with a standard 5Fr 3 mm tip electrode catheter facilitated successful opening of the pulmonary val ve by catheter intervention without complications.