Impact of left atrial compliance improvement on functional status after percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty.
Guilherme Rafael Sant'Anna AthaydeBruno Ramos NascimentoSammy ElmariahLucas Lodi-JunqueiraJuliana Rodrigues SoaresGabriel Prado SaadJose Luiz Padilha da SilvaTimothy C TanJudy HungIgor F PalaciosRobert A LevineMaria do Carmo Pereira NunesPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2018)
Ca and Cav increase significantly after PMV with no change in Cv . The improvement of Ca is an important predictor of functional status at 6-month follow up, independently of other hemodynamic data. Postprocedural mean gradient and lack of short-term symptomatic improvement were predictors of adverse outcome.