Comparison of two different techniques for balloon sizing in percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty: which is preferable?

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Tastan A., Ozturk A., Senarslan O., Ozel E., Uyar S., ÖZCAN E. E., ...More

CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL OF AFRICA, vol.27, no.3, pp.147-151, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 27 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.5830/cvja-2015-062
  • Journal Name: CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL OF AFRICA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.147-151
  • Keywords: mitral balloon valvuloplasty, balloon size, echocardiography
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty (BMV) is an important option for the treatment of mitral valve stenosis. The crux of this process is choosing the appropriate Inoue balloon size. There are two methods to do this. One is an empirical formula based on the patient's height, and other is to choose according to the maximal inter-commissural distance of the mitral valve provided by echocardiography.