Balloon valvuloplasty for critical pulmonary valve stenosis in a newborn

• Main Authors: Ho Anh Binh (Author), Nguyen Ngoc Minh Chau (Author), Nguyen Thanh Xuan (Author), Thai Viet Tuan (Author), Nguyen Huu Son (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Critical pulmonary valvar stenosis causes cyanosis and can lead to potentially lethal in newborn infants. Following initiation of Prostaglandin infusion, percutaneous balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty (BPV) is considered to be the treatment of choice. The percutaneous femoral venous approach is the mo...