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Transapical aortic balloon valvuloplasty in a 890‐gram infant: Hybrid is better!
Author(s) -
Maschiettom Nicola,
Vidam Vladimiro,
Milanesi Ornella
Publication year - 2010
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.22754
Subject(s) - medicine , aortic valvuloplasty , balloon , balloon valvuloplasty , stenosis , aortic valve , aortic valve stenosis , balloon dilatation , surgery , cardiology
Balloon aortic valvuloplasty has become in many centers the treatment of choice for neonates with critical or severe aortic stenosis. Usual approaches both antegrade and retrograde can be problematic in preterms extremely low birth weight babies. We describe a novel approach for dilating the aortic valve in an 890 grams baby. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.