Abstract
Background: Impaired sleep quality is common in patients with heart disease. However, data on the effects of mitral stenosis severity and percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty on sleep quality are scarce.
 Materials and methods: 205 patients included in the study were divided into two groups as severe and non-severe (mild to moderate MS) rheumatic MS. 123 patients with mild to moderate MS and 82 patients with severe MS were analyzed. 82 patients with severe rheumatic MS who underwent percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty were prospectively enrolled. Sleep quality was prospectively investigated immediately before and approximately six months after the percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty procedure. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was used to evaluate sleep quality.
 Results: The PSQI score was considerably higher in patients with severe MS compared to mild to moderate MS (3.7 ± 2.0 vs. 7.7 ± 2.9, p
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