Why the study?
Does percutaneous balloon dilatation improve mitral valve area in a young child with severe congenital mitral stenosis?
Does percutaneous balloon dilatation improve mitral valve area in a young child with severe congenital mitral stenosis?
Percutaneous balloon dilatation of the mitral valve is a feasible alternative to surgical treatment for congenital mitral stenosis in young children.
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May support percutaneous dilatation in select pediatric congenital mitral stenosis cases; single case report is hypothesis-generating and should not change practice.
Alday et al. (1987) studied this question.
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