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Balloon mitral valvuloplasty reveals an unusual finding in a patient with severe mitral stenosis.
Case Report (n=1)
Case report detailing an unusual finding during balloon mitral valvuloplasty for severe mitral stenosis.
May alert clinicians to rare variants during balloon mitral valvuloplasty; leaves open impact on standard technique.
A 39-year-old man presented with worsening dyspnoea on exertion of 1-year duration. Cardiac auscultation revealed a loud first heart sound with a soft, rumbling mid-diastolic murmur. ECG showed P mitrale with tall R wave in V1. Chest roentgenogram revealed cardiomegaly with straightening of the left heart border suggestive of left atrial (LA) appendage enlargement, dilation of the right and left pulmonary arteries (horizontal arrows) and prominence of the both upper lobe …
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Singh et al. (2013) conducted a case report in Severe mitral stenosis (n=1). Balloon mitral valvuloplasty was evaluated. A 39-year-old man with severe mitral stenosis underwent balloon mitral valvuloplasty, during which an unusual finding was revealed.
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