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Percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty refined: use of a novel modified antegrade approach.

TitlePercutaneous mitral valvuloplasty refined: use of a novel modified antegrade approach.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2015
AuthorsStratos, K., Toutouzas K., Synetos A., Latsios G., Stathogiannis K., Kaitozis O., Drakopoulou M., Mastrokostopoulos A., Anousakis-Vlachochristou N., Tsiachris D., Papanikolaou A., Sideris S., Tsiamis E., & Tousoulis D.
JournalHellenic J Cardiol
Volume56
Issue3
Pagination262-5
Date Published2015 May-Jun
ISSN2241-5955
KeywordsAcute Disease, Adult, Balloon Valvuloplasty, Cardiac Catheterization, Echocardiography, Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional, Echocardiography, Transesophageal, Humans, Mitral Valve Stenosis, Ultrasonography, Interventional
Abstract

Mitral stenosis usually occurs many years after an episode of rheumatic fever and it has an indolent course until its later stages, when it acutely worsens. The rates of mitral stenosis keep declining; nonetheless, the need for advanced and sophisticated treatment modalities still remains. Our group has been applying a novel modified antegrade approach for treating mitral valve stenosis and, although we have limited experience, the results thus far are favorable. We present the preliminary data of three patients who suffered from symptomatic mitral valve stenosis and underwent successful percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty with this novel modified antegrade approach. This method increases the safety and the efficacy of the procedure and has the same clinical results as other available percutaneous techniques.

Alternate JournalHellenic J Cardiol
PubMed ID26021251

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