Percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty by the inoue balloon technique is the ideal procedure for treatment of significant mitral stenosis in pregnant women

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 323-324

  Cheng, Tsung O ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE COMMISSUROTOMY; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; NOTE; PREGNANCY; TERATOGENICITY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

BALLOON DILATATION; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MATERNAL WELFARE; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

EID: 0036844416     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.10271     Document Type: Note

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