title: Intracardiac echocardiography--guided percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty.
abstract: Percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty (PMBV) was initially described by Inoue in 1984 as a novel percutaneous technique for the management of mitral stenosis. Intracardiac echocardiography was initially used in the 1980s but was not universally accepted due to its high-frequency transducers and problems with steerability and manipulation. In the 1990s technical improvements led to more generalized use in various structural interventional procedures. We present the case of a successful PMBV guided exclusively by ICE.
authors.affiliation: Citizens Memorial Hospital, Bolivar, MO, United States. c.marmagiolis@gmail.com
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Marmagkiolis
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cilingiroglu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D063126:Balloon Valvuloplasty / Q000379:methods*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional