TY - JOUR
T1 - Disappearance of Spontaneous Echographic Contrast after Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty
T2 - An Indicator of Sustained Hemodynamic Improvement
AU - SLAGBOOM, TON
AU - TAAMS, MEINDERT
AU - VLETTER, WIM D.
AU - SUTHERLAND, GEORGE
AU - DE FEYTER, PIM J.
AU - SERRUYS, PATRICK W.
PY - 1990/6
Y1 - 1990/6
N2 - In three patients undergoing mitral balloon valvuloplasty for mitral stenosis transesophageal echocardiography was performed before, immediately after, and 6 months after the procedure. In the one patient with persistent hemodynamically favorable result, the spontaneous echocardiographic contrast, which was seen in all three preoperatively, did not recur; in the other two patients the phenomenon was observed again after 6 months. We conclude that the disappearance of spontaneous echocardiographic contrast might be a functional morphological measure of sustained hemodynamic improvement after balloon mitral valvuloplasty.
AB - In three patients undergoing mitral balloon valvuloplasty for mitral stenosis transesophageal echocardiography was performed before, immediately after, and 6 months after the procedure. In the one patient with persistent hemodynamically favorable result, the spontaneous echocardiographic contrast, which was seen in all three preoperatively, did not recur; in the other two patients the phenomenon was observed again after 6 months. We conclude that the disappearance of spontaneous echocardiographic contrast might be a functional morphological measure of sustained hemodynamic improvement after balloon mitral valvuloplasty.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84993900961
U2 - 10.1111/j.1540-8183.1990.tb00969.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1540-8183.1990.tb00969.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84993900961
SN - 0896-4327
VL - 3
SP - 109
EP - 112
JO - Journal of Interventional Cardiology
JF - Journal of Interventional Cardiology
IS - 2
ER -