Key result
Percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty provides an effective catheter-based treatment for pulmonic, mitral, and aortic stenosis.
Why the study?
Percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty has been developed recently for treating pulmonic, mitral, and aortic valve stenosis in children and adults, requiring summarization of advances.
Population
Children and adults with pulmonic, mitral, and aortic valve stenosis
Design
Review of recent advances in invasive cardiology
Authors
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Broadens catheter-based options for valve stenosis; leaves open need for contemporary outcome trials.
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Raymond G. McKay (1988) studied this question. Percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty has emerged as a catheter-based technique for treating pulmonic, mitral, and aortic valve stenosis in children and adults.
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