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Percutaneous valve procedures: what is the future?
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15711195     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Since its introduction 27 years ago by Andreas Gruntzig, interventional cardiology has expanded its scope from coronary disease to peripheral, congenital, and also valve diseases.Percutaneous mitral commissurotomy and aortic valvuloplasty have been performed since the mid 1980s. Balloon commissurotomy has been used in tens of thousands of patients worldwide and provides good short- and long-term results in a wide range of patients. It has virtually replaced surgical commissurotomy in the management of mitral stenosis. On the other hand, percutaneous aortic valvuloplasty is almost abandoned worldwide due to its lack of efficacy and the risks involved. RECENT FINDINGS: The new techniques of percutaneous valve intervention are aortic valve replacement, and mitral valve repair. Both are at an early stage since the first in-man applications only started in 2002. Preliminary series show that these techniques are feasible; however, they must be further evaluated in comparison with contemporary treatment to accurately assess efficacy and risks. Today potential applications concern high-risk patients, however, after thorough evaluation this may be extended to others in the future. SUMMARY: Therefore, percutaneous interventions already play an important role in management of valvular heart disease, which is likely to grow in the future.
Authors:
Alec Vahanian; Christophe Acar
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Current opinion in cardiology     Volume:  20     ISSN:  0268-4705     ISO Abbreviation:  Curr. Opin. Cardiol.     Publication Date:  2005 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-02-15     Completed Date:  2005-08-01     Revised Date:  2006-05-04    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8608087     Medline TA:  Curr Opin Cardiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  100-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Bichat Hospital, Paris, France, Pitie-Salepetriere Hospital, Paris, France. cardio.sec1@bch.ap-hop-paris.fr
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aortic Valve / pathology
Aortic Valve Stenosis / therapy*
Balloon Dilatation / methods*,  trends
Humans
Mitral Valve / pathology
Mitral Valve Stenosis / therapy*
Stents

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