Asymmetric Calcification in Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis and Implications for Balloon Valvuloplasty

A 50-year-old man with severe rheumatic mitral stenosis was deemed too high risk for surgery and was referred for percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty. The valvuloplasty was successful in reducing the transmitral gradient and improving the patient’s symptoms; however, it was complicated by a tear in t...

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Main Authors: Ilya Karagodin, MD, Eric Kruse, RDCS, John E.A. Blair, MD, Atman P. Shah, MD, Roberto M. Lang, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-12-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084919304334