Key result
Off-label balloon mitral valvuloplasty for nonrheumatic mitral stenosis with severe MAC lacks quantitative outcome data.
Why the study?
Nonrheumatic mitral stenosis with mitral annular calcification is increasing, but surgical intervention is the only definitive treatment and patients are often poor surgical candidates with increased complication risks.
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Should not yet change practice for nonrheumatic mitral stenosis; leaves open feasibility of off-label balloon mitral valvuloplasty in severe mitral annular calcification.
Donatelle et al. (2022) studied Nonrheumatic mitral stenosis with severe mitral annular calcification. Balloon mitral valvuloplasty was evaluated. The abstract discusses the context for off-label use of balloon mitral valvuloplasty in nonrheumatic mitral stenosis with severe mitral annular calcification, without reporting quantitative results.
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