Kyu-Yong Ko, Iksung Cho, Dae-Young Kim, Hee Jeong Lee, Kyungeun Ha, Seo-Yeon Gwak, Kyu Kim, William Dowon Kim, Seon-Hwa Lee, Ji Won Seo, In-Cheol Kim, Kang-Un Choi, Hojeong Kim, Jang-Won Son, Chi Young Shim, Jong-Won Ha, Geu-Ru Hong
BACKGROUND: Percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty (PMV) is a standard treatment for severe rheumatic mitral stenosis (RMS). However, the prognostic significance of the change in mitral valve area (∆MVA) during PMV is not fully understood.Methods and Results: This study analyzed data from the Multicenter mitrAl STEnosis with Rheumatic etiology (MASTER) registry, which included 3,140 patients with severe RMS. We focused on patients with severe RMS undergoing their first PMV...
March 12, 2024: Circulation Journal: Official Journal of the Japanese Circulation Society