Extended Abstract
Evaluation of Pulmonary Artery Pressure during Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy in Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis
Author(s): Ananda G.C*
Rheumatic heart disease is one of the most common heart
diseases in developing country. One of the most common
complications of Rheumatic Heart Disease is Mitral Stenosis
which ultimately lead to pulmonary hypertension and heart
failure and death. So, PTMC (Percutaneous Transluminal
Mitral Commissurotomy) is a well-established simple, effective
and safe therapeutic intervention for mitral stenosis. While
many literatures reviewed till date have shown that it takes 3-6
months time period for the reduction of pulmonary artery
pressure after PTMC, this study is designed to see the result in
pulmonary artery pressure immediately after procedure... View More»