Abstract:Background: Despite the high prevalence of mitral stenosis in Brazil, there is a significant underreporting of percutaneous procedures in the treatment of this disease in the national literature. This study is aimed at reporting the results and course of patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis treated with the Inoue balloon. Methods: Clinical, echocardiographic and procedure-related parameters of patients treated from 1997 to 2009 who were followed-up for at least a month were evaluated. Results: One hundred a… Show more
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