Publication Date
5-23-2023
Journal
Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease
Abstract
Balloon dilatation techniques became available to treat congenital obstructive lesions of the heart in the early/mid-1980s. The purpose of this review is to present the author's experiences and observations on the techniques and outcomes of balloon dilatation of pulmonary stenosis (PS), aortic stenosis (AS) and aortic coarctation (AC), both native and postsurgical re-coarctations. Balloon dilatation resulted in a reduction of peak pressure gradient across the obstructive lesion at the time of the procedure as well as at short-term and long-term follow-ups. Complications such as recurrence of stenosis, valvar insufficiency (for PS and AS cases) and aneurysm formation (for AC cases) have been reported, but infrequently. It was recommended that strategies be developed to prevent the reported complications.
Keywords
pulmonary stenosis, aortic stenosis, aortic coarctation, balloon valvuloplasy, balloon angioplasty, long-term results, pulmonary insufficiency, aortic insufficiency, aortic aneurysm
Comments
PMID: 37367392