The feasibility of using patent foramen ovale during mitral balloon valvuloplasty

Abstract

This study was undertaken to examine the feasibility of searching and finding probe patency during mitral balloon valvuloplasty and whether the duration of procedure and/or the incidence and severity of iatrogenic atrial septal defect decreased in this patient population. Sixty consecutive patients treated with mitral balloon valvuloplasty (MBV) were studied; data from 55 patients were analyzed.