Staged percutaneous atrial septal defect closure and pulmonic balloon valvuloplasty in an adult with congenital heart disease | Zendy

Vera Jesus A. | Zendy; Nounou Majed | Zendy; Kern Morton | Zendy

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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.

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