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Unusual tear in inoue balloon during percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty in a patient with calcific mitral stenosis |
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| Authors: | Prafulla G. Kerkar Amit M. Vora Jagmeet P. Sethi Purushottam A. Kale Bharat V. Dalvi |
| Abstract: | An unusual tear in an Inoue balloon during dilatation of calcific mitral stenosis is presented and its mechanisms discussed. An abnormal sequence of inflation indicates a possible tear. |
| Keywords: | balloon dilatation balloon rupture mitral stenosis |