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Ebstein's anomaly associated with severe valvar pulmonary stenosis: Successful palliation with balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty in an adult
Author(s) -
Geggel Robert L.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1522-726x(199904)46:4<441::aid-ccd11>3.0.co;2-7
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , pulmonic stenosis , regurgitation (circulation) , balloon valvuloplasty , stenosis , exertional dyspnea , intracardiac injection , balloon , hypoxemia , pulmonary hypertension , surgery
We report a 52‐year‐old adult with Ebstein's anomaly associated with severe valvar pulmonary stenosis, secundum atrial septal defect, polycythemia, hypoxemia, and severe exertional limitations. Balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty relieved the valvar obstruction, reduced the degree of tricuspid regurgitation and polycythemia, and improved systemic oxygenation and exercise abilities. Use of this technique in patients with this combination of lesions can postpone the need for surgical intervention. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 46:441–444, 1999. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.