Abstract
Percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty has become a common procedure in the treatment of pliable mitral stenosis. By this method, mitral valve area can usually be doubled, thus leading to significant hemodynamic and clinical improvements. 1,2 However, because evaluation of right ventricular volumes by contrast angiography or radionuclide methods is quite cumbersome and requires greater technical efforts, only few data exist on the effects of this procedure on right ventricular performance. 3 Recently, the evaluation of right ventricular function was made easier by the introduction of a computerized thermodilution catheter, thereby enabling bedside determination of right ventricular volumes and ejection fraction. 4,5 This method showed good correlation with contrast angiography and radionuclide methods. 4,5 Aim of the following study was the investigation of balloon mitral valvuloplasty on right ventricular function at rest and during exercise.
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