Objective. To evaluate the effectiveness of percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty (PBV) in pulmonary valvular stenosis (PS) in pediatrics and its results during follow-up. Methods. Eighty patients with PE who underwent PBV between January 2014 and December 2019 were studied. Demographic, echocardiographic and hemodynamic characteristics of the procedure are detailed through descriptive statistics while parametric and non-parametric statistical tests were used in the follow-up in relation to pulmonary insufficiency and restenosis. Results. The age range was 2 years (interquartile range RIQ 10.5 - 72 months), the predominant sex was male with 56.2%. The transvalvular pulmonary gradient decreased from 61.7 ± 21.2 mmHg to 17 mmHg (RIQ: 11 - 26 mmHg). The immediate BPV success rate was 90%. The median follow-up time was 21 months (RIQ: 5-47.5 months). All patients at follow-up showed some degre...

Objetivo. Evaluar la efectividad de la valvuloplastia percutánea con balón (VPB) en estenosis valvular pulmonar (EP) en pediatría y sus resultados durante el seguimiento. Métodos. Se estudiaron 80 pacientes con EP a quienes se les realizaron VPB entre enero de 2014 y diciembre de 2019. Las características demográficas, ecocardiográficas y hemodinámicas del procedimiento se detallan a través de una estadística descriptiva en tanto que en el seguimiento se utilizó pruebas estadísticas paramétricas y no paramétricas con relación a insuficiencia pulmonar y reestenosis. Resultados. El rango de edad fue de 2 años (rango intercuartil [RIQ] 10,5-72 meses), el sexo predominante fue masculino con 56,2%. La gradiente transvalvular pulmonar disminuyó de 61,7 ± 21,2 mmHg a 17 mmHg (RIQ: 11-26 mmHg). La tasa de éxito inmediato de la VPB se situó en el 90%. La mediana del tiempo de ...

Objective. To evaluate the effectiveness of percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty (PBV) in pulmonary valvular stenosis (PS) in pediatrics and its results during follow-up. Methods. Eighty patients with PE who underwent PBV between January 2014 and December 2019 were studied. Demographic, echocardiographic and hemodynamic characteristics of the procedure are detailed through descriptive statistics while parametric and non-parametric statistical tests were used in the follow-up in relation to pulmonary insufficiency and restenosis. Results. The age range was 2 years (interquartile range RIQ 10.5 - 72 months), the predominant sex was male with 56.2%. The transvalvular pulmonary gradient decreased from 61.7 ± 21.2 mmHg to 17 mmHg (RIQ: 11 - 26 mmHg). The immediate BPV success rate was 90%. The median follow-up time was 21 months (RIQ: 5-47.5 months). All patients at follow-up showed some degre...

Most frequent chromosomal syndromes like Down, Patau, Edwards, Turner, and Williams affect the pediatric population in various ways, and congenital heart disease explains the altered quality of life they suffer. There is a lack of studies reviewing the cardiac anomalies in these syndromes, and the ones that exist are publications from past decades. We reviewed databases such as MEDLINE, LILACS, SCIELO, and Google Scholar, selecting the best possible evidence, and each chromosomal syndrome was investigated in relation to congenital heart disease, constituting five search groups. The article shows the characteristics of each heart disease described in the studies reviewed, the author, date of publication, country, and population studied, as well as a brief description of the frequency of the disease and its mortality. The results described in this review were contrasted with previous exist...

Los síndromes cromosómicos más frecuentes (Down, Patau, Edwards, Turner y Williams) afectan de diversas formas a la población pediátrica, y las cardiopatías congénitas asociadas explican la compleja calidad de vida que padecen; sin embargo, no se cuenta con muchos estudios que hagan una revisión acerca de las principales anomalías cardiacas en estos síndromes, y los que existen son publicaciones de décadas pasadas. Se hizo una revisión en bases de datos como MEDLINE, LILACS, SCIELO y Google Scholar, para seleccionar la mejor evidencia posible; cada síndrome cromosómico se investigó en relación con cardiopatías congénitas, por separado, y se organizaron cinco grupos de búsqueda. El artículo muestra las características de cada una de las cardiopatías asociadas que fueron descritas en los estudios revisados, información relevante de cada estudio (autor, fecha de publi...

Most frequent chromosomal syndromes like Down, Patau, Edwards, Turner, and Williams affect the pediatric population in various ways, and congenital heart disease explains the altered quality of life they suffer. There is a lack of studies reviewing the cardiac anomalies in these syndromes, and the ones that exist are publications from past decades. We reviewed databases such as MEDLINE, LILACS, SCIELO, and Google Scholar, selecting the best possible evidence, and each chromosomal syndrome was investigated in relation to congenital heart disease, constituting five search groups. The article shows the characteristics of each heart disease described in the studies reviewed, the author, date of publication, country, and population studied, as well as a brief description of the frequency of the disease and its mortality. The results described in this review were contrasted with previous exist...

Al conmemorar este año el Bicentenario de la Independencia del Peru, no podemos dejar de mencionar aspectos de la historia de la cardiología y cirugía cardiovascular en el país y los aportes que estas especialidades han realizado a la sociedad.

As we commemorate this year the Bicentennial of the Independence of Peru, we cannot fail to mention aspects of the history of cardiology and cardiovascular surgery in the country, and the contributions that these specialties have made to society.

As we commemorate this year the Bicentennial of the Independence of Peru, we cannot fail to mention aspects of the history of cardiology and cardiovascular surgery in the country, and the contributions that these specialties have made to society.