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Percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty for mitral stenosis complicated by fatal pericardial tamponade in a patient with extreme pulmonary hypertension

J Berland, Lowell Gerber, Habib Gamra, H. Boussadia, Alain Cribier, B Letac

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis · 1989 · 18 citations · 6 references

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Abstract

A case of left ventricular perforation by straight-tipped balloon catheter during double-balloon mitral valvuloplasty with fatal outcome is presented. Technical considerations to prevent this complication are discussed.

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Percutaneous Catheter Commissurotomy in Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis

James E. Lock, M Khalilullah, Savitri Shrivastava et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1985 · 442 citations

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Percutaneous balloon valvotomy for patients with severe mitral stenosis.

Igor F. Palacios, Peter C. Block, S. Brandi et al. · Circulation · 1987 · 338 citations

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PERCUTANEOUS DOUBLE-BALLOON MITRAL VALVOTOMY FOR RHEUMATIC MITRAL-VALVE STENOSIS

Muayed Al Zaibag, Saad Al Kasab, PauloA Ribeiro et al. · The Lancet · 1986 · 317 citations

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Percutaneous transvenous balloon valvotomy in a patient with severe calcific mitral stenosis

Igor F. Palacios, James E. Lock, John F. Keane et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 1986 · 119 citations

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Percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty in an adult patient with calcitic rheumatic mitral stenosis

Raymond G. McKay, James E. Lock, John F. Keane et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 1986 · 108 citations

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