Surgical versus balloon valvotomy in neonates and infants: results from the UK National Audit.

Dan Mihai DorobantuDemetris TaliotisRobert Michael TullohMansour Thagavi Azar SharabianiEltayeb Mohamed AhmedGianni Davide AngeliniSerban Constantin Stoica

Published in: Open heart (2019)

In a group of consecutive neonates and infants, BAV and SAV had comparable survival and freedom from reintervention as initial procedures and when performed as reinterventions. These findings support a treatment choice based on patient characteristics and centre expertise, and further research into the best patient profile for each choice.

Keyphrases

case report
low birth weight
quality improvement
preterm infants
cross sectional