PERCUTANEOUS DOUBLE-BALLOON VALVOTOMY FOR BIOPROSTHETIC TRICUSPID STENOSIS

Authors
BLOCK PC SMALLING R OWINGS M
Citation
Pc. Block et al., PERCUTANEOUS DOUBLE-BALLOON VALVOTOMY FOR BIOPROSTHETIC TRICUSPID STENOSIS, Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis, 33(4), 1994, pp. 342-344
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis → ACNP
ISSN journal
00986569
Volume
33
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
342 - 344
Database
ISI
SICI code
0098-6569(1994)33:4<342:PDVFBT>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
We report two cases of percutaneous balloon valvotomy of porcine tricu spid valves and review the brief literature. Both procedures were succ essful, but ''restenosis'' resulted in tricuspid valve replacement in patient 2. The explanted valve showed leaflet thickening and calcified cuspal nodules. Patient 1 is improved 10 months later. (C) 1994 Wiley -Liss, Inc.