Silent Pulmonary Artery Dissection in a patient with old Pulmonary Balloon Valvuloplasty

Silent Pulmonary Artery Dissection in a patient with old Pulmonary Balloon Valvuloplasty

Percutaneous pulmonary balloon valvuloplasty (PBV) remains the treatment of choice for pulmonary stenosis (PS). This procedure is effective, safe and gives excellent results. Pulmonary artery (PA) dissection is a rare complication of PBV. This report is a case of an asymptomatic 17-year-old male wit...

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Main Authors: Marzieh Nikparvar, Mozhgan Parsaee, Majid Maleki, Azin Alizadehasl, Rasoul Azarfarin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2014-09-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
Dissection
Balloon valvuloplasty
Echocardiography
Online Access:http://ijms.sums.ac.ir/index.php/IJMS/article/view/1107

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