title: Inoue-balloon mitral valvuloplasty in double-orifice mitral stenosis.
abstract: We report 7 symptomatic patients with stenotic double-orifice mitral valve of incomplete bridge type. In each patient, the fibrous bridge tissue between the valve leaflets was successfully split using an Inoue balloon valvuloplasty technique with stepwise dilations applied only to the posteromedial orifice.
authors.affiliation: Section of Cardiology, China Medical College Hospital, 2,Yuh Der Road, Taichung 404, Taiwan. h1989jsh@ms16.hinet.net
authors.forename: Ping-Han
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.forename: Jui-Sung
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.forename: Kean-Wah
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.forename: Moo Hyun
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Po-Ming
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Ku
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krayyem
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome