February 1, 1993Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis
Percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy using the inoue balloon catheter
Why the study?
Does PTMC using the Inoue balloon catheter improve procedural outcomes compared to double balloon mitral valvotomy in patients with mitral stenosis?
Population
Patients with mitral stenosis undergoing percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy
Comparison
Percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy… vs Double balloon mitral valvotomy
Design
Review
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Supports Inoue balloon for shorter procedures in mitral stenosis; leaves open need for randomized trials before changing practice.
Structured PICO
Does PTMC using the Inoue balloon catheter improve procedural outcomes compared to double balloon mitral valvotomy in patients with mitral stenosis?
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Population
Patients with mitral stenosis undergoing percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy
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Intervention
Percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy (PTMC) using the Inoue balloon catheter
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Comparator
Double balloon mitral valvotomy
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Outcome
Technical success, postdilatation valve area, incidence of mitral regurgitation, fluoroscopic and procedure time
PTMC using the Inoue balloon catheter is a highly successful and efficient alternative to double balloon mitral valvotomy for patients with pliable mitral valve leaflets.
Cite This Study
Inoue et al. (1993) studied this question.