title: Balloon "Valvuloplasty" for Mechanical Valve Dysfunction.
authors.affiliation: Piedmont Heart Institute, Atlanta, Georgia. Electronic address: david.kandzari@piedmont.org.
authors.forename: David E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Kandzari
authors.affiliation: Piedmont Heart Institute, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Harold
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Carlson
authors.affiliation: Piedmont Heart Institute, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Gott
authors.affiliation: Piedmont Heart Institute, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Prashant
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kaul
authors.affiliation: Piedmont Heart Institute, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: W Morris
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D063126:Balloon Valvuloplasty; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D020127:Recovery of Function; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: mechanical valve; prosthetic valve; thrombosis; valvuloplasty