title: Expanding the indications for percutaneous mitral commmissurotomy in rheumatic mitral stenosis: look carefully at the commissures, and proceed cautiously and skilfully.
authors.affiliation: Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital of Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, CH-8091, Zurich, Switzerland Francesco.Maisano@usz.ch.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Maisano
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D061205:Vascular Calcification / Q000601:surgery*