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Balloon valvoplasty of mitral bioprosthesis
U U Babic1, S Grujicic, M Vucinic
1Cardiovascular Center, Dr Dragisa Misovic, Beograd, Yugoslavia.
International Journal of Cardiology
|February 1, 1991
Abstract:
We describe a case of percutaneous balloon valvoplasty of a stenotic Ionescu-Shiley mitral bioprosthesis with the help of an original emboli-protecting device. The procedure reduced diastolic gradient from 29 to 9 mmHg. The calculated area of the orifice increased from 0.7 to 1.7 cm2. At 10 months follow-up examination there was no change of hemodynamic parameters.