Guidance
3 Further information
3.1 The Institute has issued the following guidance: 'Balloon dilatation of systemic to pulmonary arterial shunts in children', 'Balloon dilatation with or without stenting for pulmonary artery or non-valvar right ventricular outflow tract obstruction in children', 'Balloon angioplasty of pulmonary vein stenosis in infants', 'Endovascular atrial septostomy', 'Endovascular closure of patent ductus arteriosus' and 'Percutaneous fetal balloon valvuloplasty for aortic stenosis'.
Andrew Dillon
Chief Executive
December 2007
Sources of evidence
The evidence considered by the Interventional Procedures Advisory Committee is described in the following document.
Information for patients
NICE has produced information describing its guidance on this procedure for patients and their carers ('Understanding NICE guidance'). It explains the nature of the procedure and the decision made, and has been written with patient consent in mind.