title: Modified Inoue technique for a patient with giant left atrium.
abstract: Negotiating an Inoue balloon catheter into the left ventricle, in the presence of mitral stenosis, can present a problem when carried out on patients with giant left atrium. We report a manoeuvre to overcome this problem by utilizing the reverse double loop of an Inoue balloon catheter in the large left atrial cavity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Bahl
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chandra
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*