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Percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty under neuroprotection
Author(s) -
Chakraborty Saujatya,
Vadivelu Ramalingam,
Bagga Shiv
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.25421
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous , balloon valvuloplasty , balloon , mitral valvuloplasty , warfarin , thrombus , stenosis , cardiology , mitral valve stenosis , surgery , embolism , atrial fibrillation
The case describes the successful percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty under neuroprotection in a patient with severe symptomatic mitral stenosis and persistent left atrial appendage thrombus despite chronic warfarin therapy. Although the procedure was uneventful for any systemic embolism, the limitations of this approach are highlighted with authors still advocating that surgery remains the benchmark treatment for these patients. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.