Why the study?
Does transoesophageal echocardiography assessment of mitral valve commissural morphology predict procedural outcome after balloon mitral valvotomy in patients with symptomatic rheumatic mitral stenosis?
Population
100 patients with symptomatic rheumatic mitral stenosis undergoing balloon mitral valvotomy
Design
Cohort
Authors
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May aid BMV candidate selection via TEE; extends Wilkins score data yet leaves open prospective validation.
Does transoesophageal echocardiography assessment of mitral valve commissural morphology predict procedural outcome after balloon mitral valvotomy in patients with symptomatic rheumatic mitral stenosis?
Assessment of mitral valve commissural morphology by transoesophageal echocardiography provides significant predictive value for procedural success in patients undergoing balloon mitral valvotomy, even in those with higher Wilkins scores.
Babu et al. (2013) studied this question.
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