title: Percutaneous balloon mitral valvotomy as a bridge to elective mitral valve replacement.
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Chow
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Chow
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D010166:Palliative Care; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*