Why the study?
Does percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty improve hemodynamic parameters in patients with mitral stenosis?
Population
62 patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis and no severe valve calcification.
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
Short-term (immediate post-procedure)
Authors
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May support selected mitral stenosis cases; leaves open need for randomized confirmation before practice change.
Does percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty improve hemodynamic parameters in patients with mitral stenosis?
Percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty is an effective and safe procedure that significantly improves mitral valve area and hemodynamic parameters in carefully selected patients with mitral stenosis.
Şan et al. (1998) studied this question.
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