This report describes the first successful treatment of tricuspid stenosis by percutaneous double balloon valvotomy. There was a dramatic reduction of the tricuspid valve gradient, with an increase in calculated valve area, together with an increase in resting cardiac output and symptomatic relief. The feasibility of the non-surgical treatment of severe tricuspid stenosis was demonstrated unequ...

A neonate with pulmonary atresia and an intact ventricular septum with a tripartite right ventricle was successfully treated by percutaneous balloon dilatation of the pulmonary valve. This was facilitated by previous laser valvotomy with a hot tip Trimedyne laser wire. There were no major complications. Four weeks later the patient was discharged home on no medication with peripheral oxygen sat...

soon after successful results of balloon valvuloplasty in treatment of congenital pulmonary stenosis, use of this technique for relief of congenital aortic stenosis (as) was attempted in different parts of the world. with the purpose of assessment the value of valvuloplasty in comparison with surgical valvotomy in relief of congenital as, we retrospectively studied 115 patients with valvar as, ...

A 75 year old man with long-standing rheumatic mitral stenosis who refused surgical intervention was treated with percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty. Prevalvuloplasty evaluation revealed a heavily calcified mitral valve, a mean transvalvular gradient of 18 mm Hg, a Fick cardiac index of 1.7 liters/min per m2, a mitral valve area of 0.6 cm2 and 1 + mitral regurgitation. After transeptal catheter...

valvuloplasty can be performed safely and with satisfactory results in over 85% of these patients. It is also possible that repeat PMV can be performed in these patients with acceptable risks and results. In our own single centre experience in about 390 procedures repeat percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty was performed in 17 cases (mean age 65 13 years) without any increase in the rate of acute...