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Fig-1: Sex distribution of the patients:
Before Pulmonary valve balloon dilatation mean pulmonary valve gradient in Echo Doppler
Study was 114 ±32 mm Hg and after Pulmonary valve balloon dilatation mean pulmonary
valve gradient in Echo Doppler Study was 28 ±11 mm Hg(Table-1).
Table--I
Echo Doppler Gradient of pulmonary valve
Pre PVBD
Post PVBD
Pulmonary valve gradient
(Mean)
114 ±32 mm Hg
28 ± 11 mm Hg
Before Pulmonary valve balloon
dilatation mean pulmonary valve
gradient in Cardiac
Catheterization was 119 ±29 mm
Hg and after Pulmonary valve
balloon dilatation mean
pulmonary valve gradient was 44
±12 mm Hg (Table-2).
Table-2: Cardiac Catheter Gradient of pulmonary valve.
Pre PVBD
Post PVBD
Pulmonary valve gradient
(Mean)
119 ± 29 mm Hg
44 ± 12 mm Hg
There were no death. One patient had ventricular fibrillation and one patient
had asystole during the procedure, who were resuscitated successfully. Few
patients had small hematoma at puncture site.
Table-III
Periprocedural complications