Why the study?
Does balloon dilation via right carotid artery cutdown improve hemodynamics in neonates with critical aortic stenosis?
Population
20 consecutive neonates with critical aortic stenosis, age 1 to 25 days, weight 2.1 to 4.0 kg.
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
mean 25 months (range 2-54 months)
Authors
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May support carotid cutdown balloon dilation in critical neonatal AS; hypothesis-generating, needs prospective validation.
Does balloon dilation via right carotid artery cutdown improve hemodynamics in neonates with critical aortic stenosis?
Balloon dilation via right carotid artery cutdown significantly improves hemodynamics and is an effective alternative to surgery in neonates with isolated critical aortic stenosis.
Giusti et al. (1995) studied this question.
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