Transcatheter balloon valvuloplasty successfully treated severe, isolated calcific pulmonary valve stenosis in an 86-year-old woman presenting with syncope, offering symptom relief.
Case Report (n=1)
Transcatheter balloon valvuloplasty guided by multimodality imaging can be a successful, less-invasive treatment for severe calcific pulmonary valve stenosis in older adults.
Pulmonary valve stenosis (PS) is a rare valvular abnormality, seen mostly as a congenital defect, and extremely rare in older adults. We present a rare case of severe, isolated calcific PS in an 86-year-old woman who presented with syncope and was successfully treated with balloon valvuloplasty. This case emphasizes the importance of considering PS as a cause of syncope in older adults and using multimodality cardiac imaging in planning intervention. Despite advanced age, less-invasive interventions such as transcatheter balloon valvuloplasty can offer symptom relief and improve quality of life when guided by individualized, patient-centered decision making.
Patel et al. (Wed,) conducted a case report in Calcific pulmonary valve stenosis (n=1). Transcatheter balloon valvuloplasty was evaluated. Transcatheter balloon valvuloplasty successfully treated severe, isolated calcific pulmonary valve stenosis in an 86-year-old woman presenting with syncope, offering symptom relief.