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Staged percutaneous atrial septal defect closure and pulmonic balloon valvuloplasty in an adult with congenital heart disease
Author(s) -
Vera Jesus A.,
Nounou Majed,
Kern Morton
Publication year - 2008
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/ccd.21612
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonic stenosis , percutaneous , balloon valvuloplasty , cardiology , heart disease , cardiac catheterization , heart septal defect , pulmonary valve stenosis , double outlet right ventricle , hemodynamics , balloon , stenosis , lesion , surgery
Combined atrial septal defect and pulmonic stenosis, while a common occurrence in children, is relatively uncommon in adults. There is no widely accepted order in which the defects should be corrected. We report a case that highlights the hemodynamics and the technical dilemma of deciding which lesion to correct first. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.