title: [Immediate results of percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty using Inoue catheter. Personal experience in the first 15 cases].
abstract: Mitral valvuloplasty with an Inoue balloon catheter was performed at our institution in 15 patients affected by mitral stenosis. All were severely symptomatic (class NYHA III or IV). Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography showed a mitral score less than 10 (Wilkins criteria). Patients with thrombi in the left atrium and those with important mitral regurgitation were excluded. The mitral valve area increased from 0.98 +/- 0.2 to 1.89 +/- 0.4 cm2 and the transvalvular gradient decreased from 18.2 +/- 7.5 to 6.7 +/- 3.7 mmHg. There was a small increase of the mitral regurgitation. Two complications occurred during the procedure: the first was a haemopericardium, which was percutaneously drained, and the other a rupture of the anterior mitral leaflet with acute, severe mitral regurgitation necessitating urgent surgical correction. Applying the criteria of Herrmann, the results were optimal in 11 and suboptimal in 3 cases.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Cardiologia, Ospedale Generale Regionale, Bolzano.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pitscheider
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Erlicher
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Crepaz
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Panizza
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zammarchi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Braito
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D004452:Echocardiography; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000293:injuries; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology; D012421:Rupture
vernacular_title: Risultati immediati della valvuloplastica mitralica percutanea con catetere di Inoue. Esperienza personale nei primi 15 casi.