Objective: To analyze immediate and midterm results of percutaneous mitral valvotomy (PMV) in patients ≤ 18 year, a single centre experience of Sohag university hospital. Methods: Between May 2010 and May 2012, 64 procedures of Inoue technique mitral valvotomy were performed on 64 patients. The mean age was 15.8 ± 2.2 years; 75% were females. Results: Success was obtained in ... Read more

BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE STUDY:Mitral Valve( MV) repair and replacement are two independent therapeutic techniques for treating MR. The surgical community has become more aware of the known merits of MV repair compared to replacement. Despite these merits, the results of such outcomes among studies that simultaneously compared the two treatment modalities have not been totally consistent (6). This ... Read more