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Int J Cardiovasc Intervent. 2001 Mar;4(1):51-53. doi: 10.1080/146288401316922715.

Conduction disturbances related to percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty.

International journal of cardiovascular interventions

Dante Antonelli, Yoav Turgeman, Tiberio Rosenfeld

Affiliations

  1. Department of Cardiology, Ha'Emek Medical Center, 18101 Afula, Israel.

PMID: 12431342 DOI: 10.1080/146288401316922715

Abstract

During the performance of 280 consecutive percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty operations, two cases of conduction disturbances were reported (0.7%). These rare complications are transient and due to the mechanical pressure of the balloon on the conduction system.

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