Open AccessPercutaneous Mechanical Mitral Commissurotomy With a Newly Designed Metallic Valvulotome
Author(s) -
Alain Cribier,
Hélène Eltchaninoff,
René Köning,
Pratap Chandra Rath,
Ramesh Arora,
Adel Imam,
MUSTAPHA ELSAYED,
Sameer Dani,
Geneviève Dérumeaux,
Jacques Bénichou,
Christophe Tron,
Satej Janorkar,
Gérard Pontier,
B Letac
Publication year - 1999
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.99.6.793
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous , mitral valve , cardiology , surgery
Percutaneous balloon valvotomy has become a common treatment of mitral stenosis, but the cost of the procedure remains a limitation in countries with restricted financial resources, leading to a frequent reuse of the disposable catheters. To overcome this limitation, a reusable metallic valvotomy device has been developed with the goals of both improving the mitral valvotomy results and decreasing the cost of the procedure.
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