Successful inoue balloon mitral commissurotomy in double-orifice mitral stenosis.
We report a rare case of stenotic double-orifice mitral valve of incomplete bridge type in a 40-year-old male. The fibrous bridge tissue between the leaflets was successfully split with a 24-mm Inoue balloon catheter using the stepwise dilation technique. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 49:200-203, 2000.
Kim
M H
MH
Section of Cardiology, Dong-A Medical College, Pusan, South Korea. kmh60@damc.dauhosp.or.kr
Cha
K S
KS
Kim
J S
JS
Hung
J S
JS
Lau
K W
KW
D000328:Adult; D002404:Catheterization; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*