title: Operative findings after percutaneous mitral dilation.
abstract: Ten patients were operated on within one hour to 3 months after percutaneous mitral dilation. Operative analysis of the lesions demonstrated hemopericardium (n = 3), acute mitral insufficiency (n = 7), left atrial thrombus (n = 2), and atrial septal defect (n = 3). A conservative treatment of the mitral valve lesion was performed in 6 patients. All patients had uneventful postoperative courses. The complications presented in this series were either due to technical error or occurred in patients with relative contraindications to percutaneous mitral dilation (calcified commissures).
authors.affiliation: Département de Chirurgie Cardiovasculaire, Hôpital Broussais, Paris, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Acar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Deloche
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Tibi
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jebara
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Chachques
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Fabiani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carpentier
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006343:Heart Septal Defects / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000293:injuries; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology