title: [Percutaneous valvuloplasty: a decade of continuous progress].
abstract: Percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty is an interventional procedure designed to treat valve stenosis. The indications, techniques and results depend on the valve being opened. It is currently the treatment of choice for pulmonary valve stenosis. It is an excellent alternative to surgery for mitral stenosis in patients with mobile valves and little abnormality of the subvalvular apparatus. In aortic stenosis it constitutes a gratifying palliative procedure in older patients at high surgical risk. Longer observation is needed to better appreciate the results and indications of balloon valvuloplasty.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina, Facultad de Medicina (División Oriente), Universidad de Chile, Hospital del Salvador, Santiago.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Uriarte
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kauffmann
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Florenzano
mesh_terms: D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*
vernacular_title: Valvuloplastía percutánea: una década de progreso continuo.