Ali Massumi, Larry Woods, Charles E. Mullins, William K. Nasser, Robert J. Hall
Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine.
United States
American Journal of Cardiology
Am J Cardiol 1981; 48: 585-958.
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(81)90092-8
Abstract
A case of pulmonary veno-occlusive disease in an adult is presented. The diagnosis was suspected clinically and verified at cardiac catheterization. Balloon dilatation of the pulmonary veins was attempted at operation and later again in the catheterization laboratory. The result was a significant reduction in pulmonary venous to left atrial pressure gradient and angiographic evidence of increase in venous diameter. It appears that in the focal form of pulmonary venous occlusion, balloon dilatation may offer a therapeutic approach in an otherwise progressively lethal disease.
Category
Stenosis or Obstruction of Normal Pulmonary Venous Connections
Catheter-mediated Interventions: Efficacy or Lack of Efficacy
Year of Publication: 1981
Age Focus: Adult
Article Type: Case Reports or Retrospective Observations in Small Groups of Patients (≤10 patients)
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