Long-Term Results of Balloon Valvuloplasty as Primary Treatment for Congenital Aortic Valve Stenosis: a 20-Year Review
- Soulatges , Camille
- Momeni, Mona
- Zarrouk, Nadia
- Moniotte, Stéphane
- Carbonez, Karlien
- Barréa, Catherine
- Rubay, Jean
- Poncelet, Alain
- Sluysmans, Thierry
DOIAbstract
In the presence of new surgical techniques, the treatment of congenital valvular aortic stenosis is under debate. We reviewed the results and late outcomes of all 93 patients aged 1 day to 18 years, treated with balloon valvuloplasty (BAV) as first-line therapy for congenital aortic valve stenosis in our center from January 1991 to May 2012. Mean age at procedure time was 2.4 years; 37 patients underwent BAV at age ≤30 days (neonates), 29 patients at age ≥1 month and <1 year (infants), and 27 patients were older than 1 year (children). The invasive BAV peak-to-peak aortic valve gradient (mean 59 ± 22 mmHg) was immediately reduced (mean 24 ± 12 mmHg). The observed diminution of gradient was similar for each age group. Four patients had signi...
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