Successful Balloon Pulmonary Valvotomy (BPV) of Severe Calcific Pulmonary Stenosis Presenting in an Octogenarian

J Assoc Physicians India. 2016 Jun;64(6):90-91.

Abstract

Severe pulmonary stenosis presents early in life; late presentation is rare. Very late presentation like in our case is rarest of rare. Likewise calcification of pulmonary valve is rare. We describe here, one such case in an eighty-one year old female who astonishingly not only tolerated severe form of pulmonary stenosis but had also gone through three full term pregnancy, successfully without any untoward effect!

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Balloon Valvuloplasty / methods*
  • Calcinosis / complications*
  • Dyspnea / etiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pulmonary Valve / abnormalities*
  • Pulmonary Valve / diagnostic imaging
  • Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / diagnosis
  • Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / therapy*
  • Treatment Outcome