Pulmonary artery tear following balloon valvoplasty in Fallot's tetralogy

A 3-year-old girl with Fallot's tetralogy underwent balloon pulmonary valvoplasty without any obvious complications. Elective total correction was performed 15 months later. At operation, a well-healed longitudinal tear measuring 2 cm was noted in the posterior wall of the main pulmonary artery...

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Published inInternational journal of cardiology Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 347 - 349
Main Authors Lamb, R.K., Qureshi, S.A., Arnold, R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Shannon Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.06.1987
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiac Catheterization - adverse effects
Cardiology. Vascular system
Child, Preschool
Congenital heart diseases. Malformations of the aorta, pulmonary vessels and vena cava
Dilatation - adverse effects
Dilatation - instrumentation
Female
Heart
Humans
Medical sciences
Pulmonary Artery - injuries
Pulmonary artery tear
Pulmonary Valve
Pulmonary valvoplasty
Tetralogy of Fallot - surgery
Tetralogy of Fallot - therapy
Pulmonary valvoplasty
Pulmonary artery tear
Human
Congenital
Cuffed tube
Instrumentation therapy
Cardiovascular disease
Instrumental dilatation
Pulmonary valve
Pulmonary artery
Heart disease
Fallot tetralogy
Tissue rupture
Complication
Child
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Summary:A 3-year-old girl with Fallot's tetralogy underwent balloon pulmonary valvoplasty without any obvious complications. Elective total correction was performed 15 months later. At operation, a well-healed longitudinal tear measuring 2 cm was noted in the posterior wall of the main pulmonary artery 1 cm from the pulmonary valve extending into the right pulmonary artery.
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ISSN:0167-5273
1874-1754
DOI:10.1016/0167-5273(87)90341-X