Early (three-month) results of percutaneous mitral valvotomy with the Inoue balloon in 1,123 consecutive patients comparing various age groups

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 190-193

  Neumayer, Ulrike ^a   Schmidt, Henning K ^a   Fassbender, Dieter ^a   Mannebach, Hermann ^a   Bogunovic, Nicola ^a   Horstkotte, Dieter ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; BLEEDING; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HEART ATRIUM PRESSURE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM PRESSURE; HEART LEFT RIGHT SHUNT; HEART VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; OXIMETRY; PATIENT SELECTION; PERCUTANEOUS MITRAL VALVOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC FEVER; SCORING SYSTEM; STROKE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BALLOON DILATATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; PULMONARY ARTERY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037099194     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(02)02452-9     Document Type: Article

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