INITIAL RESULTS AND LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP OF PERCUTANEOUS MITRAL VALVULOPLASTY IN PATIENTS WITH PULMONARY HYPERTENSION

Background: Percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty (PMV) is an attractive therapeutic approach in patients with mitral stenosis. The aim of this study was to assess the immediate and long-term clinical, echocardiographic and haemodynamic outcomes of PMV in patients with severe pulmonary