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Percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty with the Inoue technique in a patient with heavily calcified interatrial septum

✍ Scribed by Alfonso, Fernando ;Hernandez, Rosana ;Bañuelos, Camino ;Zamorano, José ;Goicolea, Javier ;Segovia, Javier ;Fernandez-Ortiz, Antonio ;Macaya, Carlos

Book ID
101240893
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1996
Tongue
English
Weight
364 KB
Volume
39
Category
Article
ISSN
0098-6569

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✦ Synopsis

A 75-year-old woman with severe rheumatic mitral stenosis was admitted for percutaneous mltral valvuloplasty. Two-dimensional echocardiography disclosed severe calcification of the posterolateral left atrial wall and interatrial septum. Percutaneous mltral valvuloplasty, using the lnoue technique, was successfully performed after a transseptal puncture through the calcified interatrial septum, avoiding the need for surgical intervention. o 1998 wilay-~iss, im.

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