Modified technique of BMV for severe submitral stenosis

J Invasive Cardiol. 2011 Sep;23(9):387-8.

Abstract

We present a case where difficulty was encountered during balloon mitral valvotomy (BMV) because of severe submitral stenosis. As the orifice was 0.4 cm² at submitral level the BMV balloon catheter could not enter the left ventricle. We used a modified technique of liberating the submitral apparatus that facilitated successful BMV.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Catheterization / instrumentation
  • Catheterization / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Mitral Valve / diagnostic imaging
  • Mitral Valve / pathology*
  • Mitral Valve Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Mitral Valve Stenosis / pathology
  • Mitral Valve Stenosis / therapy*
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Ultrasonography