background rheumatismal mitral stenosis is less common today than it was several decades ago, but it is a common cause of mitral stenosis (ms) in the developing world. mitral valve stenosis symptoms include fatigue, palpitations, and shortness of breath especially with exertion. objectives the purpose of this prospective study was to determine the incidence of left atrial (la) thrombus and the ...

OBJECTIVE To identify the determinants of decrease in pulmonary hypertension after percutaneous balloon mitral commissurotomy. STUDY DESIGN Quasi experimental study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, from March to October 2007. METHODOLOGY Adult patients with severe mitral stenosis and pliable valve having no significant mitral regurgitati...

standard' for the assessment of the early results of percutaneous mitral commissurotomy, especially when a transseptal approach is used with its inherent risk of inter-atrial shunt [6]. Finally, the problem of cost is addressed in this study. Overall, we should remember that the duration of hospitalization was short (24 h) and that re-use of balloons is commonplace in developing countries. In f...