Vergnat and colleagues retrospectively evaluated long-term outcomes for neonates who underwent either balloon valvotomy or open valvoplasty between 1989 and 2015 (51 and 52 patients, respectively). Although both methods offer good survival benefits, open valvoplasty was associated with a higher freedom from operation during the follow-up period.
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Aortic Stenosis of the Neonate: A Single-Center Experience
Submitted by: Claire Vernon
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Source URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.08.089
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Author(s): Mathieu Vergnat, Boulos Asfour, Claudia Arenz, Philipp Suchowerskyj, Benjamin Bierbach, Ehrenfried Schindler, Martin Schneider, Viktor Hraska
