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Clinical and echocardiographic trends in percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty.

Ofir KorenAsaf IsraeliEhud RoznerNassem DarawshyYoav Turgeman
Published in: Journal of cardiothoracic surgery (2021)
Our research reveals trends over time in patients' characteristics and echocardiographic features. Our study population consists of more male patients with multiple comorbidities and more complex and calcified valvular structures in the last decade. Wilkins score > 8, post-procedural MR of ≥2, and post-procedural MVA < 1.5 cm2 were in-depended predictors for the time for surgery and heart failure hospitalization.
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