Percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty through a Carpentier-Edwards ring

The authors report the case of a young girl with a Carpentier-Edwards annuloplasty ring for severe rheumatic mitral disease who presented 4 years later with mitral restenosis due to commissural fusion. She underwent successful percutaneous mitral commissurotomy with an Inoue balloon. Technical speci...

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Published inThe Journal of invasive cardiology Vol. 20; no. 10; pp. E281 - E282
Main Authors Kettani, M, Hasnaa, Belghiti, El Haitem, N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.10.2008
Subjects
Adult
Catheterization - instrumentation
Female
Humans
Mitral Valve Insufficiency - diagnostic imaging
Mitral Valve Insufficiency - therapy
Mitral Valve Stenosis - diagnostic imaging
Mitral Valve Stenosis - therapy
Rheumatic Heart Disease - diagnostic imaging
Rheumatic Heart Disease - therapy
Ultrasonography
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Summary:The authors report the case of a young girl with a Carpentier-Edwards annuloplasty ring for severe rheumatic mitral disease who presented 4 years later with mitral restenosis due to commissural fusion. She underwent successful percutaneous mitral commissurotomy with an Inoue balloon. Technical specificities and the safety of the procedure are briefly discussed.
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ISSN:1557-2501