Study of immediate and late effects of successful PTMC on left atrial appendage function in patients with severe rheumatic mitral stenosis IN SINUS rhythm

Introduction: Since its introduction in 1984, Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy (PTMC) has become established as a safe and effective treatment for rheumatic Mitral Stenosis (MS).( Ben Farhat et al., 1998) 1 Chronic pressure and volume overload imposed by MS causes left atrial (LA) and...

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Main Authors: Basheeruddin Ansari, Sumaira Siddiqui, Vijay Barge, Pravat Kumar Dash
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-05-01
Series:Indian Heart Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483220301309