This procedure usually gives an excellent result which allows the patient to be free of symptoms and complications for an average of 5 to 10years and thus be free from the problems and complications that can arise from a surgical placement of a metal valve.

Percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy (PTMC) is one of the nonsurgical commissurotomy in patients with hemodynamically significant mitral stenosis. The aim of the present study is to assess the immediate, intermediate and long term outcomes ...

Rheumatic heart disease and its impact on cardiac health is still a concern in developing countries. Percutaneous trans-mitral commissurotomy (PTMC) is the standard of care in managing severe rheumatic mitral stenosis (MS).

Dec 23, 2008 · Before the advent of PBMV, most patients with symptomatic MS were treated with surgical mitral commissurotomy, either open or closed. Closed mitral commissurotomy was first described by Harken and Bailey in the late 1940s. 6 Subsequently, after the development of cardiopulmonary bypass, the open surgical commissurotomy replaced the closed technique in …

Percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy (PTMC) is the therapy of choice for patients with mitral stenosis who are candidates for commissurotomy. PTMC also offers palliative therapy for patients who are not good surgical candidates. …

Nov 23, 2020 · Percutaneous transluminal mitral commissurotomy (PTMC) is a minimally invasive procedure that is used to treat patients with mitral stenosis.

Jul 11, 2014 · Introduction. Rheumatic mitral stenosis (MS) is one of the common valvular heart diseases in southeast Asia (1, 2).Percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy (PTMC) is an established alternative to surgical mitral commissurotomy and is often a preferred method of treatment in patients with symptomatic moderate to severe mitral stenosis and with suitable …