Long-term results of percutaneous balloo
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Chen, Chuan-Rong ;Cheng, Tsung O. ;Chen, Ji-Yan ;Huang, Yi-Guao ;Huang, Tao ;Zha
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Article
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1998
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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We studied the first 202 patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis (MS) who underwent percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty (PBMV) with the Inoue balloon catheter for a follow-up (FU) period of 5-11 years. Pre-and post-PBMV and at FU, the mean left atrial pressure was 21.3 ؎ 7.4, 10.2 ؎ 5.6, and 1