title: Usefulness of shock wave lithotripsy as pretreatment for balloon valvuloplasty in calcified mitral stenosis.
authors.affiliation: Rotes Kreuz Krankenhaus, University Clinics, Frankfurt/Main, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nowak
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Baykut
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaltenbach
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Reifart
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002404:Catheterization; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008096:Lithotripsy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*