Percutaneous Pulmonary Valvuloplasty in an Octogenarian With Calcific Pulmonary Stenosis

Percutaneous Pulmonary Valvuloplasty in an Octogenarian With Calcific Pulmonary Stenosis

We describe a patient in whom calcific pulmonary vascular stenosis was diagnosed at the age of 84 years. Valve stenosis was relieved by percutaneous transluminal pulmonary valvuloplasty. To our knowledge, PTPV performed at this age has not been previously reported.

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Veröffentlicht in:Chest 1992-05, Vol.101 (5), p.1456-1458
Hauptverfasser: Tentolouris, Costas A., Kyriakidis, Michael K., Gavaliatsis, Isidoros P., Kourouklis, Costas B., Toutouzas, Pavlos C.
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Sprache:eng
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Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Angioplasty, Balloon
Biological and medical sciences
Calcinosis - therapy
Diseases of the cardiovascular system
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Pulmonary Valve Stenosis - therapy
Punctures
Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects)
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Zusammenfassung:We describe a patient in whom calcific pulmonary vascular stenosis was diagnosed at the age of 84 years. Valve stenosis was relieved by percutaneous transluminal pulmonary valvuloplasty. To our knowledge, PTPV performed at this age has not been previously reported.
ISSN:0012-3692
1931-3543
DOI:10.1378/chest.101.5.1456