Intracardiac echocardiography-guided percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty

Percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty (PMBV) was initially described by Inoue in 1984 as a novel percutaneous technique for the management of mitral stenosis. Intracardiac echocardiography was initially used in the 1980s but was not universally accepted due to its high-frequency transducers and...

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Main Authors: Konstantinos Marmagkiolis, Mehmet Cilingiroglu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-04-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255113000322
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Summary:Percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty (PMBV) was initially described by Inoue in 1984 as a novel percutaneous technique for the management of mitral stenosis. Intracardiac echocardiography was initially used in the 1980s but was not universally accepted due to its high-frequency transducers and problems with steerability and manipulation. In the 1990s technical improvements led to more generalized use in various structural interventional procedures. We present the case of a successful PMBV guided exclusively by ICE. Resumo: A valvuloplastia mitral percutânea por balão foi inicialmente descrita por Inoue em 1984 como uma nova técnica percutânea para o tratamento da estenose mitral. A ecocardiografia intracardíaca foi inicialmente utilizada na década de 80 sem aceitação universal devido à alta frequência dos transdutores e à sua capacidade de manobra e manuseamento problemáticos. Na década de 90 melhorias técnicas conduziram à sua utilização mais generalizada em diversos procedimentos de intervenção estrutural. Os autores apresentam um caso de uma valvuloplastia mitral percutânea conduzida por ecocardiografia intracardíaca. Keywords: Intracardiac echocardiography, Mitral balloon valvuloplasty, Palavras-chave: Ecocardiografia intracardíaca, Valvuloplastia mitral percutânea por balão
ISSN:0870-2551