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  • Title: Mitral balloon valvotomy in children with Inoue balloon technique: immediate and intermediate-term result.
    Author: Fawzy ME, Mimish L, Awad M, Galal O, el-Deeb F, Khan B.
    Journal: Am Heart J; 1994 Jun; 127(6):1559-62. PubMed ID: 8197983.
    Abstract:
    Percutaneous mitral balloon valvotomy (PMV) using the Inoue balloon technique was attempted in 170 patients. Of these, 30 patients were children aged 10 to 18 years (mean 15.9 +/- 2.7 years). There were 16 female and 14 male patients. All were in sinus rhythm. The procedure was successful in 28 patients (93%). PMV was performed using 20 to 28 mm (mean 25 mm) diameter balloon catheters with an echo-Doppler guided stepwise mitral dilation technique. After PMV, the mean left atrial pressure decreased from 25 +/- 5 to 14 +/- 4 mm Hg (p < 0.001). The mean mitral valve gradient (MVG) decreased from 16 +/- 4 to 6 +/- 3 mm Hg (p < 0.001). The mitral valve area (MVA) by catheter increased from 0.7 +/- 0.2 to 1.7 +/- 0.5 cm2 (p < 0.001), and MVA as determined by echocardiography (2DE) increased from 0.8 +/- 0.1 to 1.9 +/- 0.3 cm2 (p < 0.01). There were no deaths or thromboembolic complications; cardiac tamponade developed in one patient, mild mitral regurgitation (MR) developed in three patients (10%) and increased by one grade from (1+ to 2+) in another two patients (8%). A small atrial septal defect (ASD) assessed by color flow mapping developed in seven patients (25%); 90% were closed at 3 months. The Doppler and 2DE MVAs were maintained at 1.8 +/- 0.4 cm2 at 17 months' mean follow-up; one patient developed restenosis. We conclude the PMV using the Inoue balloon catheter is safe and effective in the treatment of severe mitral stenosis in children, with a low complication rate.
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