Use of cutting balloon for palliative treatment in tetralogy of Fallot

Use of cutting balloon for palliative treatment in tetralogy of Fallot

In tetralogy of Fallot, severe cyanosis due to insufficient pulmonary blood flow necessitates early intervention. The Cutting Balloon, developed for percutaneous coronary angioplasty, was used successfully for transcatheter incision and dilation of infundibular and valvar pulmonary stenosis in four...

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Veröffentlicht in:Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions 2005-04, Vol.64 (4), p.507-512
Hauptverfasser: Carlson, Karina M., Neish, Steven R., Justino, Henri, Leonard Jr, Glenn T., Mullins, Charles E., Grifka, Ronald G.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Angiography - methods
Angioplasty, Balloon - methods
Cutting Balloon
Echocardiography, Doppler
Follow-Up Studies
Hemodynamics - physiology
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Oxygen Consumption - physiology
Palliative Care
Risk Assessment
Sampling Studies
tetralogy of Fallot
Tetralogy of Fallot - diagnosis
Tetralogy of Fallot - therapy
Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:In tetralogy of Fallot, severe cyanosis due to insufficient pulmonary blood flow necessitates early intervention. The Cutting Balloon, developed for percutaneous coronary angioplasty, was used successfully for transcatheter incision and dilation of infundibular and valvar pulmonary stenosis in four patients with tetralogy of Fallot. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2005;64:507–512. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
ISSN:1522-1946
1522-726X
DOI:10.1002/ccd.20319