Usefulness of percutaneous balloon mitral commissurotomy in preventing the development of atrial fibrillation in patients with mitral stenosis.
A prospective cohort of patients with mitral stenosis and no history of atrial arrhythmias showed no decrease in the incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) after successful versus unsuccessful Inoue balloon percutaneous balloon mitral valve commissurotomy. Advanced age and left atrial dimension best predicted which patients developed AF during follow-up, whereas percutaneous balloon mitral valve commissurotomy procedural success and left atrial pressure reduction did not have an impact on incidence of AF.
Krasuski
Richard A
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Division of Cardiology, Wilford Hall Medical Center, United States Air Force, Lackland AFB, Texas 78236, USA. richard.krasuski@lackland.af.mil
Assar
Manish D
MD
Wang
Andrew
A
Kisslo
Katherine B
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Pierce
Cynthia
C
Harrison
J Kevin
JK
Bashore
Thomas M
TM
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002404:Catheterization; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014463:Ultrasonography