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Original Investigation

Effect of percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty on right ventricular functions in mitral stenosis: Short- and mid-term results Sinan İnci, Mustafa Kemal Erol, Eftal Murat Bakırcı, Hikmet Hamur, Hüsnü Değirmenci, Hakan Duman, Şule Karakelleoğlu Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Atatürk University; Erzurum-Turkey

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the short- and mid-term effects of percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty (PMBV) on right ventricular functions in mitral stenosis. Methods: A prospective study was conducted in 61 patients who had mitral stenosis in normal sinus rhythm (68% female, age: 42±11-16 years). Right ventricular functions were measured before, immediately after, and at 3 months and 1 year after PMBV by conventional and tissue Doppler echocardiography imaging methods. Additionally, the patients were evaluated in two groups (PAP≥40 mm Hg, n: 46; PAP