Infective mitral valve endocarditis developed in a 35-year-old male patient after a percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy (PTMC). The echocardiogram demonstrated vegetation in the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve and blood culture showed growth of Pseudomonas species which was sensitive to Ceftazidime, Ciprofloxacin, Cotrimoxazole and Imipenem and resistant to Amikacin, Ceftriaxone...

The decrease in the incidence of acute rheumatic fever in western countries has led to a sharp decrease in the incidence of mitral stenosis. This decrease also modifies the clinical presentation and mitral stenosis is now encountered in older patients who have severe impairment of valve anatomy. In developing countries, mitral stenosis remains a frequent disease. The management of patients with...

Introduction: Mitral stenosis is a condition characterized by the narrowing of mitral valve, which regulates blood flow between left atrium and ventricle heart. Objectives: The main objective study to find mid-term clinical echocardiographic outcomes percutaneous transvenous commissurotomy in patients with rheumatic stenosis. Material Methods: present was retrospective observational conducted a...