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Short Term Outcomes of Percutaneous Pulmonary Balloon Valvuloplasty in Adult Patients with Pulmonary Stenosis | ||
| Journal of the Faculty of Medicine | ||
| Article 1, Volume 50, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-19 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mohammed H. Almyahi; yassen HadiAl-Ugaidy; ; Omar K.ALKubaisy | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Percutaneous Balloon Pulmonary Valvuloplasty (BPV) is now the treatment of choice for pulmonary valve stenosis (PS) Patients and Methods. It is a retrospective study involving 40 consecutive patients with moderate to severe PS underwent BPV in Ibn Albitar Hospital for Cardiac Surgery from Sept. 2003 to Sept. 2004 , were medical records , Electrocardiograms ( ECG ) , Echo Doppler studies , and Catheterization data were reviewed carefully. Fac Med Baghdad 200 Results: Mean pressure gradient across pulmonary valve (PV) was reduced from 112 +/- 46 mmHg before intervention to 49 It/- 34.7 after intervention. Procedure failure occurred in one patient (2.5 %), four patients (10%) developed mild to moderate pulmonary regurgitation , no mortality was detected . Conclusion: BPV is effective and safe procedure for patients with valvular PS. | ||
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