Study of immediate and late effects of successful PTMC on left atrial appendage function in patients with severe rheumatic mitral stenosis IN SINUS rhythm

Study of immediate and late effects of successful PTMC on left atrial appendage function in patients with severe rheumatic mitral stenosis IN SINUS rhythm

Introduction: Since its introduction in 1984, Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy (PTMC) has become established as a safe and effective treatment for rheumatic Mitral Stenosis (MS).( Ben Farhat et al., 1998) 1 Chronic pressure and volume overload imposed by MS causes left atrial (LA) and...

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Main Authors: Basheeruddin Ansari, Sumaira Siddiqui, Vijay Barge, Pravat Kumar Dash
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-05-01
Series:Indian Heart Journal
Subjects:
PTMC
Left atrial appendage
Mitral stenosis
Transesophageal echocardiography
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