Percutaneous mitral commissurotomy (PMC) is safe and effective for patients with mitral valve stenosis even in the presence of significant commissural calcification, according to a study published ...

Source: Bouleti C, Iung B, Himbert D, et al. Reinterventions after percutaneous mitral commissurotomy during long-term follow-up, up to 20 years: The role of repeat percutaneous mitral commissurotomy.

Background: Currently, mitral valve replacement is the primary method of reintervention for patients with rheumatic heart disease (RHD) after percutaneous mitral balloon commissurotomy (PMBC ...

About one quarter of patients with mitral stenosis on surgical waiting lists can safely undergo less invasive percutaneous treatment after six months of oral anticoagulation, a Thai study shows ...

The first experience in humans of a new percutaneous technique for mitral valve repair has been described as "really groundbreaking technology," by the investigator who presented the findings ...

Of the 471 patients included (mean age, 73 years; 43% women), 205 underwent interventions (106 surgical mitral valve repair or replacement; 99 percutaneous mitral valve repair).

The scope of percutaneous cardiac therapy has expanded from percutaneous coronary and peripheral intervention to percutaneous valve intervention, first used in the mid eighties. Today mitral ...

Mitral commissurotomy, performed on November 27, revealed a moderately calcified valve, the orifice of which would not admit the tip of an ordinary finger. This was altered to accept 2 fingers ...

Although percutaneous repair was less effective at reducing mitral regurgitation than surgery before hospital discharge, at 12 and 24 months the rates of reduction in mitral regurgitation were ...

According to Dr Wong, the two female patients, aged 28 and 46, would go through a surgery technique called Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy (PTMC). Already a subscriber? Log in.

The percutaneous repair of mitral regurgitation is a new and rapidly evolving field, offering a less-invasive alternative to surgery. Written by two leaders in percutaneous, nonsurgical repair of ...