Balloon Compression Sign During Balloon Mitral Valvotomy: An Old Sign Revisited

Anunay Gupta; Gaurav Kumar Arora; Dinkar Bhasin; Preeti Gupta; Sandeep Bansal; Sourabh Agstam

Balloon Compression Sign During Balloon Mitral Valvotomy: An Old Sign Revisited

J Invasive Cardiol. 2020 Dec;32(12):E378.

Authors

Anunay Gupta, Gaurav Kumar Arora, Dinkar Bhasin, Preeti Gupta, Sandeep Bansal, Sourabh Agstam¹

Affiliation

¹ Assistant Professor in Cardiology, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India. [email protected].

PMID: 33257590

Abstract

During inflation of the Inoue balloon during a balloon mitral valvotomy, indentation and compression of the Inoue balloon was seen. This is indirect evidence of severe subvalvular disease.

Keywords: BMV; balloon mitral valvotomy.

MeSH terms

Balloon Occlusion*
Cardiac Surgical Procedures*
Catheterization / adverse effects
Humans
Mitral Valve Stenosis* / diagnosis
Mitral Valve Stenosis* / surgery