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A Simplified Stepwise Approach to Echo Guidance during Percutaneous Mitral Valve Repair
Published on: October 16, 2021
Intracardiac echocardiography--guided percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty
Konstantinos Marmagkiolis1, Mehmet Cilingiroglu
1Citizens Memorial Hospital, Bolivar, MO, United States. c.marmagiolis@gmail.com
Abstract:
Percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty (PMBV) was initially described by Inoue in 1984 as a novel percutaneous technique for the management of mitral stenosis. Intracardiac echocardiography was initially used in the 1980s but was not universally accepted due to its high-frequency transducers and problems with steerability and manipulation. In the 1990s technical improvements led to more generalized use in various structural interventional procedures. We present the case of a successful PMBV guided exclusively by ICE.
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