COMBINED ANGIOPLASTY AND VALVULOPLASTY FOR COEXISTING COARCTATION OF THE AORTA AND AORTIC-STENOSIS IN AN INFANT

Authors
OHKUBO M INO T NISHIMOTO K TAKAHASHI K AKIMOTO K YAMASHIRO Y KAWASAKI S
Citation
M. Ohkubo et al., COMBINED ANGIOPLASTY AND VALVULOPLASTY FOR COEXISTING COARCTATION OF THE AORTA AND AORTIC-STENOSIS IN AN INFANT, Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis, 45(1), 1998, pp. 51-53
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis → ACNP
ISSN journal
00986569
Volume
45
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
51 - 53
Database
ISI
SICI code
0098-6569(1998)45:1<51:CAAVFC>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
The patient was a 1-month-old male infant. Echocardiography showed lef t ventricular hypertrophy with coarctation of the aorta (CoA) and aort ic valve stenosis (AVS), Left ventricular systolic function was poor. At catheterization, the gradient of AVS was 25 mmHg and the annulus si ze of the aortic valve was 7 mm, There was a CoA measuring 2.1 mm in d iameter. Balloon valvuloplasty of the CoA was then performed using the same balloon; the pressure gradient decreased to 0 mmHg, and CoA diam eter decreased from 2.1 to 5.5 mm. (C) 1998 Wiley-Liss, Inc.