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Mitral valvotomy with the Inoue balloon in juvenile rheumatic mitral stenosis
S Shrivastava1, Y V Chandra, K M Krishnamoorthy
1Department of Cardiology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
The American Journal of Cardiology
|August 15, 1995
Abstract:
We conclude that balloon valvotomy of the mitral valve with the Inoue technique is a safe and effective procedure for treating juvenile rheumatic MS. The almost complete absence of iatrogenic atrial septal defect and the low incidence of significant mitral regurgitation is noteworthy.