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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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Autores principales: Karagodin, Ilya, Kruse, Eric, Blair, John E.A., Shah, Atman P., Lang, Roberto M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7277047/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32514502
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.10.023