Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy in patients with rheumatic heart disease: a hospital-based retrospective study

• Main Authors: Mohd Firdaus, Mohd Al-Baqlish, Kelvin, Shenq Woei Siew, Zainal Abidin, Muhammad 'Adil, Mohd Said, Mohd Ridzuan, Hadi, Mohd Firdaus, Abdul Hafidz, Muhammad Imran, Ismail, Muhammad Dzafir, Arjan Singh, Ramesh Singh, Wan Ahmad, Wan Azman
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya 2022
• Subjects: RC667 Specialties of Internal Medicine-Diseases of Circulatory (Cardiovascular) System
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/101449/1/101449_Percutaneous%20Transvenous%20Mitral%20Commissurotomy.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/101449/; https://jupidi.um.edu.my/index.php/jummec/article/view/30224/14311

Background: Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy (PTMC) is a procedure of choice for the treatment of severe mitral stenosis. We aimed to describe our experiences on management of rheumatic heart disease with PTMC in Malaysia. Methods: Patients who underwent PTMC were traced through the e...