Percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy

Clinical Images

An Inadvertent Event During Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy

06/02/2023

Ramanathan Velayutham, MD¹; Avinash Anantharaj, MD, DM²; Arunkumar Azhaganathan, MD, DM³

Ramanathan Velayutham, MD1; Avinash A...

A 50-year-old male presented with breathlessness on exertion for 3 years. He had loud S1 and a mid-diastolic murmur at apex. Electrocardiogram (ECG) showed sinus rhythm, P mitrale, and right ventricular hypertrophy with strain. 2D...

A 50-year-old male presented...

06/02/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Tips and Techniques

Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy ‚Äî A Modified Over-the-Wire Technique for Difficult Left Ventricle Entry

08/29/2013

Chirayu Vyas , MD, DM;

Surender Deora , MD, DM;

Sanjay C. Shah , MD, DM;

Two cases highlight a new modification of the over-the-wire technique to cross the mitral valve in difficult cases of percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy.

Two cases highlight a new...

08/29/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology