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Severe congenital mitral stenosis in infants.
Author(s) -
Philip Moore,
Ian Adatia,
Philip J. Spevak,
John F. Keane,
Stanton B. Perry,
A R Castañeda,
James E. Lock
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.89.5.2099
Subject(s) - medicine , balloon dilation , cardiology , mitral valve , stenosis , mitral regurgitation , mitral valve replacement , balloon , restenosis , surgery , hypoplastic left heart syndrome , heart disease , stent
Despite current medical and surgical therapy, infants with symptomatic congenital mitral stenosis (CMS) continue to have high rates of morbidity and mortality. Catheter balloon dilation has been successful in relieving symptoms in a few older children with CMS but has not been evaluated in infants.

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