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 Ψ 7.4, 10.2 Ψ 5.6, and 1
Complications and long-term results of percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty for mitral stenosis
β Scribed by Herrmann, Howard C.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 13 KB
- Volume
- 43
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0098-6569
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