European Heart Journal (1991) 12 {Supplement B), 84-89
Immediate and mid-term results of percutaneous mitral commissurotomy A.
VAHANIAN, P. L. MICHEL, B. CORMIER, G. GHANEM, B. VITOUX, J. P. MARONI, P. AND J . ACAR
CAZAUX
Service de Cardiologie, Hopital Tenon, 4 rue de la Chine, 75020 Paris, France
KEY WORDS: Mitral stenosis, balloon valvuloplasty. The results of percutaneous mitral commissurotomy (PMC) were assessed in a series of 600 patients (pts) with mitral stenosis. Their mean age was 43 ± 15 years (13-86). One hundred and eight had had a previous surgical commissurotomy; 464 were in NYHA class III or IV; atrial fibrillation was present in 188. One hundred and fifty-nine had valvular calcification and angiography disclosed a mild regurgitation (MR) (1/4) in 255. Technical failure occured in 19pts. In the remainder, PMC improved valve function: valve area (VA) increased from 11 ±0-3cm2 to 2-2±0.5cm2 (P
Immediate and mid-term results of percutaneous mitral commissurotomy A.
VAHANIAN, P. L. MICHEL, B. CORMIER, G. GHANEM, B. VITOUX, J. P. MARONI, P. AND J . ACAR
CAZAUX
Service de Cardiologie, Hopital Tenon, 4 rue de la Chine, 75020 Paris, France
KEY WORDS: Mitral stenosis, balloon valvuloplasty. The results of percutaneous mitral commissurotomy (PMC) were assessed in a series of 600 patients (pts) with mitral stenosis. Their mean age was 43 ± 15 years (13-86). One hundred and eight had had a previous surgical commissurotomy; 464 were in NYHA class III or IV; atrial fibrillation was present in 188. One hundred and fifty-nine had valvular calcification and angiography disclosed a mild regurgitation (MR) (1/4) in 255. Technical failure occured in 19pts. In the remainder, PMC improved valve function: valve area (VA) increased from 11 ±0-3cm2 to 2-2±0.5cm2 (P
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