Outcomes 60 years after surgical valvotomy for isolated congenital pulmonary valve stenosis

Congenital pulmonary valve stenosis (PVS) is a common congenital heart defect. In the infancy of cardiac surgery, open surgical valvotomy or closed surgical transventricular pulmonary valvotomy (Brock procedure) were the mainstays of therapy. We report the longest-known published follow-up of two women who as young children underwent pulmonary valvotomy for PVS and subsequent uncomplicated open pulmonary valve replacement over 60 years later.

Automated summary

Two women underwent pulmonary valvotomy for PVS as young children and subsequently underwent uncomplicated open pulmonary valve replacement over 60 years later, with the longest-known published follow-up.