Surgical Aortic Valvuloplasty Versus Balloon Aortic Valve Dilatation in Children

Julia S Donald; Igor E Konstantinov

doi:10.1177/2150135116651091

Surgical Aortic Valvuloplasty Versus Balloon Aortic Valve Dilatation in Children

World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2016 Sep;7(5):583-91. doi: 10.1177/2150135116651091.

Authors

Julia S Donald¹, Igor E Konstantinov²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiac Surgery, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
² Department of Cardiac Surgery, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia igor.konstantinov@rch.org.au.

PMID: 27587493
DOI: 10.1177/2150135116651091

Abstract

Balloon aortic valve dilatation (BAD : is assumed to provide the same outcomes as surgical aortic valvuloplasty (SAV). However, the development of precise modern surgical valvuloplasty techniques may result in better long-term durability of the aortic valve repair. This review of the recent literature suggests that current SAV provides a safe and durable repair. Furthermore, primary SAV appears to have greater freedom from reintervention and aortic valve replacement when compared to BAD.

Keywords: aortic valve repair; cardiac catheterization/intervention; congenital heart disease; interventional catheterization.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aortic Valve / surgery*
Aortic Valve Stenosis / congenital
Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery*
Balloon Valvuloplasty / methods*
Child
Heart Valve Prosthesis
Humans
Plastic Surgery Procedures / methods*