BALLOON PULMONARY VALVULOPLASTY AND STENT IMPLANTATION FOR PERIPHERALPULMONARY-ARTERY STENOSIS IN ALAGILLE-SYNDROME

Authors
SAIDI AS KOVALCHIN JP FISHER DJ FERRY GD GRIFKA RG
Citation
As. Saidi et al., BALLOON PULMONARY VALVULOPLASTY AND STENT IMPLANTATION FOR PERIPHERALPULMONARY-ARTERY STENOSIS IN ALAGILLE-SYNDROME, Texas Heart Institute journal, 25(1), 1998, pp. 79-82
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Texas Heart Institute journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
07302347
Volume
25
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
79 - 82
Database
ISI
SICI code
0730-2347(1998)25:1<79:BPVASI>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
We report the case of a patient with Alagille syndrome and severe pulm onary valve and bilateral pulmonary artery branch stenosis, in this pa tient, transcatheter balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty combined with bil ateral pulmonary artery angioplasty and stent placement provided excel lent immediate results and long-term improvement.