Why the study?
Does balloon mitral commissurotomy improve hemodynamics and clinical status at 30 days in patients with mitral stenosis?
Population
738 patients with mitral stenosis, 81% women, mean age 54 +/- 15 years, 24% had moderate or severe other…
Comparison
Balloon mitral commissurotomy vs Single-balloon versus double-balloon procedures
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30 days
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Supports short-term benefit of balloon mitral commissurotomy; leaves open preferred technique pending randomized data.
Does balloon mitral commissurotomy improve hemodynamics and clinical status at 30 days in patients with mitral stenosis?
Balloon mitral commissurotomy provides significant short-term hemodynamic and clinical improvements in patients with symptomatic mitral stenosis, with double-balloon techniques offering larger valve areas at the cost of increased interatrial shunts.
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