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Percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty for mitral stenosis complicated by fatal pericardial tamponade in a patient with extreme pulmonary hypertension

✍ Scribed by Berland, J. ;Gerber, L. ;Gamra, H. ;Boussadia, H. ;Cribier, A. ;Letac, B.

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1989
Tongue: English
Weight: 305 KB
Volume: 17
Category: Article
ISSN: 0098-6569
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.1810170211

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✦ Synopsis

A case of left ventricular perforation by straight-tipped balloon catheter during doubleballoon mitral valvuloplasty with fatal outcome is presented. Technical considerations to prevent this complication are discussed.

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