title: Percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty through a Carpentier-Edwards ring.
abstract: The authors report the case of a young girl with a Carpentier-Edwards annuloplasty ring for severe rheumatic mitral disease who presented 4 years later with mitral restenosis due to commissural fusion. She underwent successful percutaneous mitral commissurotomy with an Inoue balloon. Technical specificities and the safety of the procedure are briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology A, University Hospital Ibn Sina, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kettani
authors.forename: Belghiti
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hasnaa
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: El Haitem
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D014463:Ultrasonography