Intracardiac echocardiography--guided percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty

Konstantinos Marmagkiolis; Mehmet Cilingiroglu

doi:10.1016/j.repc.2012.08.014

Intracardiac echocardiography--guided percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty

Rev Port Cardiol. 2013 Apr;32(4):337-9. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2012.08.014. Epub 2013 Mar 20.

[Article in English, Portuguese]

Authors

Konstantinos Marmagkiolis¹, Mehmet Cilingiroglu

Affiliation

¹ Citizens Memorial Hospital, Bolivar, MO, United States. c.marmagiolis@gmail.com

PMID: 23523394
DOI: 10.1016/j.repc.2012.08.014

Abstract

Percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty (PMBV) was initially described by Inoue in 1984 as a novel percutaneous technique for the management of mitral stenosis. Intracardiac echocardiography was initially used in the 1980s but was not universally accepted due to its high-frequency transducers and problems with steerability and manipulation. In the 1990s technical improvements led to more generalized use in various structural interventional procedures. We present the case of a successful PMBV guided exclusively by ICE.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Balloon Valvuloplasty / methods*
Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods
Female
Humans
Mitral Valve Stenosis / diagnostic imaging*
Mitral Valve Stenosis / surgery*
Ultrasonography, Interventional*