Retrograde nontransseptal balloon mitral valvuloplasty by the brachial artery approach

C I Stefanadis; C G Stratos; S G Lambrou; P K Toutouzas

doi:10.1002/1522-726x(200009)51:1<101::aid-ccd23>3.0.co;2-u

Retrograde nontransseptal balloon mitral valvuloplasty by the brachial artery approach

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2000 Sep;51(1):101-6. doi: 10.1002/1522-726x(200009)51:1<101::aid-ccd23>3.0.co;2-u.

Authors

C I Stefanadis¹, C G Stratos, S G Lambrou, P K Toutouzas

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, University of Athens, Greece. cstefan@cc.uoa.gr

PMID: 10973030
DOI: 10.1002/1522-726x(200009)51:1<101::aid-ccd23>3.0.co;2-u

Abstract

Retrograde nontransseptal balloon mitral valvuloplasty is a purely transarterial technique for percutaneous treatment of mitral stenosis. We report the first use of this technique via the brachial artery for a patient with aortoiliac atherosclerosis, and we comment on the difficulties and perspectives of this approach.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aortic Diseases / complications
Arteriosclerosis / complications
Brachial Artery
Catheterization / methods*
Humans
Iliac Artery*
Male
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve Stenosis / complications
Mitral Valve Stenosis / physiopathology
Mitral Valve Stenosis / therapy*
Postoperative Care
Pressure