title: Transfemoral balloon mitral valvuloplasty for severe nonrheumatic mitral stenosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. Electronic address: joseph.knapper@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Joseph T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Knapper
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Gregory R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Hartlage
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Stephen D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Clements
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D063126:Balloon Valvuloplasty / Q000379:methods*; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: mitral stenosis; transfemoral valvuloplasty