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8829845

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-10-16
pubmed:abstractText
We developed a simple and versatile new technique (Multi-Track) for percutaneous mitral valvotomy using two two separate balloon catheters positioned on a single guidewire. The first catheter, with only a distal guidewire lumen and a proximal balloon, is introduced over the guidewire into the vein and then advanced into the mitral valve orifice. Subsequently, a normal balloon catheter running on the same guidewire is inserted and lined up with the first catheter so the two are positioned side by side. The balloons are then inflated simultaneously. The technique was applied in 12 patients between 10 and 44 years of age (mean, 27.1) and weighing 24-80 kg (mean, 50.3). Valve area increased from 0.66 cm2 (range, 0.3-0.9 cm2) to 1.97 cm2 (range, 1.3-3.1 cm2) and mean left atrial pressure dropped from 31 mmHg (range, 18-52 mmHg) to 12 mmHg (range, 5-22 mmHg). Mitral dilatation with the Multi-Track system gives results comparable to those with previously described techniques and uses simpler and less costly catheters.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0098-6569
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
36
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
189-93
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Mitral dilatation with the Multi-Track system: an alternative approach.
pubmed:affiliation
Hôpital Necker, Enfants-Malades, Paris, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article