Balloon valvuloplasty (BV) in neonates with critical pulmonary valve stenosis (CPVS) is limited by technical considerations, mainly the difficulty of traversing the stenotic valve. To simplify the procedure we used a 4F Cobra Type I catheter to cross the pulmonary valve (PV) without the aid of a gui
Balloon Valvuloplasty for Critical Pulmonary Valve Stenosis in a Premature Infant
β Scribed by M.H. Hoyer
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 493 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0172-0643
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