Balloon valvuloplasty for annular- and leaflet-level tricuspid stenosis: Report of cases and literature review.
J Invasive Cardiol
; 36(1)2024 Jan.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38224293
ABSTRACT
Congenital tricuspid valve stenosis is extremely rare. We describe 2 cases of patients with adult congenital heart disease with hypoplastic tricuspid valve annulus who were symptomatic from annular- and leaflet-level tricuspid stenosis. The patients underwent transcatheter balloon valvuloplasty with good clinical outcomes. An extensive literature review and analysis of various procedural strategies suggests that percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty may be a reasonable therapeutic choice as a first-line therapy or when open surgical repair is associated with prohibitively high mortality. This procedure can be performed either as a destination therapy or as a bridge to valve replacement.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Tricuspid Valve Stenosis
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Balloon Valvuloplasty
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Heart Defects, Congenital
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Invasive Cardiol
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J. invasive cardiol
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Journal of invasive cardiology
Journal subject:
CARDIOLOGIA
Year:
2024
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States