Published online before print July 28, 2003, doi: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000084548.44131.D1
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(Circulation. 2003;108:826.)
© 2003 American Heart Association, Inc.
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Percutaneous Balloon Valvotomy in Pulmonary Atresia With Intact Ventricular Septum
Impact on Patient Care
From the Departments of Pediatrics and Surgery, Divisions of Cardiology (T.H., B.S., B.W.M., D.G.N., R.M.F., L.N.B.) and Cardiovascular Surgery (W.G.W.), The Hospital for Sick Children, The University of Toronto School of Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Correspondence to Lee N. Benson, MD, FRCPC, The Hospital for Sick Children, Division of Cardiology, 555 University Ave, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada. E-mail benson{at}sickkids.ca
Received January 7, 2002; de novo received March 11, 2003; revision received May 16, 2003; accepted May 29, 2003.
Background— Pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum (PA-IVS) is a rare congenital lesion with high mortality. Therapy was exclusively surgical until recently, when the use of radiofrequency-assisted perforation of the atretic valve was introduced as a treatment option. This study analyzes the outcomes and morphological changes to right heart structures after percutaneous perforation and balloon dilation of the atretic valve.
Methods and Results— Between April 1992 and August 2000, 30 patients with PA-IVS underwent attempted percutaneous valve perforation and balloon dilation of the pulmonary valve. Longitudinal echocardiographic measurements of the tricuspid valve diameter, right ventricular length and area were recorded. Z scores were calculated according to published formulas. Perforation was achieved in 27 patients. In 14 patients a modified Blalock-Taussig shunt was performed between 2 and 24 days after valve dilation. There were 3 early and 2 late deaths. Among the survivors (follow-up time of 1 to 87 months), 16 patients had a biventricular circulation, 3 a 1 
-ventricle circulation, and 1 a Fontan operation. Four patients are awaiting further palliation. There was no significant change of the tricuspid valve Z score or right ventricular length Z score with time.
Conclusions— Percutaneous balloon valvotomy is an effective treatment strategy for patients with PA-IVS provided that there is a patent infundibulum and a lack of a right ventricle–dependent coronary circulation. Despite the observation that right heart growth does not increase with body growth in early follow-up, it appears adequate to maintain a biventricular circulation in many patients.
Key Words: pediatrics • catheterization • valvuloplasty
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