Percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy for significant calcific mitral stenosis: utility of the stepwise balloon dilatation technique and follow-up results

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 345-350

  Abraham, Kurudamannil Abraham ^a  

^a Southern Railway Hospital India   (India)

Author keywords

Calcific mitral stenosis; Percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy; Stepwise balloon dilatation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CALCINOSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BALLOON DILATATION; CALCINOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 16244412872     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. Abascal VM, Wilkins GT, O'Shea JP, et al. Prediction of successful outcome in 130 patients undergoing percutaneous balloon mitral valvotomy. Circulation 1990;82:448-456.
2. Hermann HC, Wilkins GT, Abascal VM, et al. Percutaneous balloon mitral valvotomy for patients with mitral stenosis: Analysis of factors influencing early results. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1988;96:33-38.