Why the study?
Does percutaneous mitral metallic commissurotomy provide similar immediate and long-term outcomes compared to Inoue balloon mitral commissurotomy in patients with juvenile mitral stenosis?
Population
66 patients aged less than 20 years with severe juvenile mitral stenosis.
Comparison
Percutaneous mitral metallic commissurotomy (PMMC) vs Inoue balloon technique for mitral commissurotomy
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
more than 3 years
Authors
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May support metallic commissurotomy as alternative in juvenile mitral stenosis; leaves open need for randomized confirmation of equivalence.
Does percutaneous mitral metallic commissurotomy provide similar immediate and long-term outcomes compared to Inoue balloon mitral commissurotomy in patients with juvenile mitral stenosis?
Percutaneous mitral metallic commissurotomy is an effective and comparable alternative to the Inoue balloon technique for treating juvenile mitral stenosis, with similar long-term outcomes.
Harikrishnan et al. (2006) studied this question.
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