Successful Inoue balloon mitral commissurotomy in double-orifice mitral stenosis

Moo Hyun Kim*, Kwang Soo Cha, Jong Seong Kim, Jui Sung Hung, Kean Wah Lau

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Abstract

We report a rare case of stenotic double-orifice mitral valve of incomplete bridge type in a 40-year-old male. The fibrous bridge tissue between the leaflets was successfully split with a 24-mm Inoue balloon catheter using the stepwise dilation technique. (C) 2000 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)200-203
Number of pages4
JournalCatheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
Volume49
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2000
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Double-orifice mitral valve
  • Mitral stenosis
  • Valvuloplasty

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