Mean pulmonary arterial pressure after percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty predicts long-term adverse outcomes

Introduction and aim: Percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty (PMV) is an effective treatment option for mitral stenosis (MS), but its success is assessed on the basis of clinical and echocardiographic outcomes in studies with relatively short follow-up. We aimed to characterize a cohort of patients under...

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Main Authors: Elisabete Jorge, Rui Baptista, Henrique Faria, João Calisto, Vítor Matos, Lino Gonçalves, Pedro Monteiro, Luís A. Providência
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-01-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204911000912