The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 49, 822-823, Copyright © 1990 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Aortic valve disruption after percutaneous aortic balloon valvoplasty
O Brdlik, GW Laub, J Fernandez, D Morse, FP Sutter and LB McGrath
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, New Jersey 08015.
Severe disruption of the aortic valve cusps in patients with aortic valve
stenosis can occur during percutaneous aortic balloon valvoplasty. We
report such a case treated successfully by aortic valve replacement.