title: Safety of percutaneous transvenous balloon mitral commissurotomy in patients with mitral stenosis and thrombus in the left atrial appendage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine (Cardiology), College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Republic of China.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Liau
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Y T
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects; D000075202:Contraindications; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications*; D014463:Ultrasonography