Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy: SGNHC Experience

Authors

  • Rajib Rajbhandari
  • Man Bahadur KC
  • Y Bhatt
  • Shyam Regmi
  • Deewakar Sharma
  • Sujeeb Rajbhandari
  • Subodh Kansakar
  • Rabi Malla
  • YR Limbu
  • Bhagawan Koirala
  • NK Shrestha

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/njh.v3i3.26070

Keywords:

PTMC

Abstract

One hundred patients had PTMC from June 2003 to January 2004, Seventy four percent of them were female. Youngest was 10 years and oldest was 5 8 years, Mean age was 25 years. Under 21 years were 26%, Atrial fibrillation was present in 32%, Mean MVA increased from range 0.91 cm2 to 1.90 cm2 with range of 0.5 cm? preprocedure to 2.3 cm2 post-procedure, Left atrial mean pressure decreased from average 19 mm Hg to 6 mm Hg. Subjective improvement was reported in 99%. There was no mortality. Significant MR (>2 Grade) was noted in 3 patients (3%) post- procedure. None developed severe MR. Procedure failed in two patients. None had cardiac tamponade. None had to undergo emergency surgery. One had systemic embolisation during the procedure which recovered subsequently.

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Published

2004-12-30

How to Cite

Rajbhandari, R., KC, M. B., Bhatt, Y., Regmi, S., Sharma, D., Rajbhandari, S., Kansakar, S., Malla, R., Limbu, Y., Koirala, B., & Shrestha, N. (2004). Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy: SGNHC Experience. Nepalese Heart Journal, 3(3), 22. https://doi.org/10.3126/njh.v3i3.26070

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