Successful transcatheter perforation of the atretic pulmonary valve membrane in a newborn using the new Coe radiofrequency end hole catheter
✍ Scribed by Cheatham, John P. ;Coe, James Y. ;Kugler, John D. ;Fletcher, Scott E. ;Tower, Allen J.
- Book ID
- 101243571
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 167 KB
- Volume
- 45
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0098-6569
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✦ Synopsis
The new 2 French Coe radiofrequency (RF) end hole catheter was first used to successfully perforate the atretic pulmonary valve membrane using an antegrade approach in a newborn with intact ventricular septum (IVS). Nine watts of energy for 8 sec was required with simultaneous delivery of a 0.014 in. coronary guidewire coaxially through the end hole RF catheter for balloon valvuloplasty. This new ringed-tip end hole RF catheter offers considerable advantages to the pediatric interventionalist in the transcatheter therapy in neonates with pulmonary atresia (PA) and IVS.