[Percutaneous balloon dilatation of membraneous subaortic stenosis in the adult]
C Spielberg1, I Kruck, J Lichey
1Abteilung für Kardiopulmologie, Klinikum Steglitz der Freien Universität, Berlin.
Zeitschrift Fur Kardiologie
|November 1, 1988
Abstract:
We report a successful balloon dilatation for discrete subvalvular aortic stenosis in a 26-year-old, highly symptomatic patient. The intraventricular peak gradient was reduced from 140 mm Hg to 40-45 mm Hg; there were no complications. Two months after the procedure, the patient was asymptomatic and the gradient unchanged.
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