Why the study?
Does intentional stent fracture using ultra-high-pressure balloon angioplasty safely improve pressure gradients compared to UHP redilation without fracture in congenital heart disease patients with previously placed pulmonary artery stents?
Does intentional stent fracture using ultra-high-pressure balloon angioplasty safely improve pressure gradients compared to UHP redilation without fracture in congenital heart disease patients with previously placed pulmonary artery stents?
Intentional fracture of maximally dilated pulmonary artery stents using ultra-high-pressure balloons is a feasible and safe technique to accommodate somatic growth in congenital heart disease patients.
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Supports safety of intentional fracture for growth accommodation; leaves open randomized confirmation before practice change.
Morray et al. (2016) studied this question.
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