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SUBMITTER: Ohnishi Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7529066 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Texas Heart Institute journal 20200601 3
Balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty is a safe and effective treatment for isolated pulmonary valve stenosis. Several balloon catheters are available for this procedure in neonates and infants. However, obtaining additional vascular access for the double-balloon technique in this population is troublesome, and tricuspid valve injury is a concern. We used a TMP PED balloon catheter to perform valvuloplasty in 2 infants with isolated pulmonary valve stenosis. This thin-walled, relatively large 12-mm ba ...[more]