Percutaneous Balloon Valvuloplasty for Critical Aortic Stenosis in a 3.9-kg Infant in Sabah

Authors

  • Ng Lily
  • Rao Siva
  • Shazharn Mohd Zain
  • Ooi Melvin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51200/bjms.v13i.1798

Keywords:

critical aortic stenosis, ventricular outflow tract obstruction, balloon valvuloplasty

Abstract

Introduction

Critical aortic stenosis (AS) is very severe narrowing at aortic valve in newborns, causing left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOTO). It is lethal if not treated soon after birth.

 

 

Author Biographies

Ng Lily

Department of Paediatric Cardiology
and Anaesthesiology,
Queen Elizabeth Hospital 2,
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia


Rao Siva

Department of Paediatric Cardiology
and Anaesthesiology,
Queen Elizabeth Hospital 2,
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

Shazharn Mohd Zain

Department of Paediatric Cardiology
and Anaesthesiology,
Queen Elizabeth Hospital 2,
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

Ooi Melvin

Department of Paediatric Cardiology
and Anaesthesiology,
Queen Elizabeth Hospital 2,
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

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Published

2019-03-28

How to Cite

Lily, N., Siva, R., Mohd Zain, S., & Melvin, O. (2019). Percutaneous Balloon Valvuloplasty for Critical Aortic Stenosis in a 3.9-kg Infant in Sabah. Borneo Journal of Medical Sciences (BJMS), 13, 13. https://doi.org/10.51200/bjms.v13i.1798
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