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heart valve commissurotomy
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what is 'heart valve commissurotomy'?
Definition for heart valve commissurotomy
heart valve commissurotomy is a medical procedure used for such diagnoses as: aortic stenosis, pulmonary stenosis and valvular heart problems.
related diagnosis for 'heart valve commissurotomy'
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diagnosis
aortic stenosis
tight valve decreasing blood flow from left heart to aorta
heart valve commissurotomy and aortic stenosis
pulmonary stenosis
reduced blood supply to lungs because of tight heart valve between heart and lungs
heart valve commissurotomy and pulmonary stenosis
valvular heart problems
conditions affecting the heart valves that direct blood flow between the chambers of the heart
heart valve commissurotomy and valvular heart problems
mitral stenosis
tight heart valve connecting left upper and lower chambers of heart
heart valve commissurotomy and mitral stenosis
tricuspid stenosis
narrowing of right sided heart valve connecting upper and lower heart chambers
heart valve commissurotomy and tricuspid stenosis
related procedure for 'heart valve commissurotomy'/associated diagnoses
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Cardiac Catheterization
coronary angiogram
heart valve commissurotomy and Cardiac Catheterization
Cardiac Valvotomy
heart valve commissurotomy and Cardiac Valvotomy
Chest X-ray
Radiological technique to image the chest
heart valve commissurotomy and Chest X-ray
Color flow Doppler echocardiography
heart valve commissurotomy and Color flow Doppler echocardiography
Doppler echocardiogram
heart valve commissurotomy and Doppler echocardiogram
ECHOcardiogram
heart valve commissurotomy and ECHOcardiogram
EKG
Electrocardiogram
heart valve commissurotomy and EKG
Percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty
heart valve commissurotomy and Percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty
Two-dimensional transthoracic color Doppler echocardiography
heart valve commissurotomy and Two-dimensional transthoracic color Doppler echocardiography
Valvuloplasty
heart valve commissurotomy and Valvuloplasty
cardiopulmonary bypass
heart valve commissurotomy and cardiopulmonary bypass
Balloon Valvuloplasty
heart valve commissurotomy and Balloon Valvuloplasty
Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
heart valve commissurotomy and Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
velocity-encoded (VENC) MRI
heart valve commissurotomy and velocity-encoded (VENC) MRI
Fetal therapy
heart valve commissurotomy and Fetal therapy
Fetoscopy
heart valve commissurotomy and Fetoscopy
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Heart
heart valve commissurotomy and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Heart
Cardiac surgery
heart valve commissurotomy and Cardiac surgery
Cineangiography
heart valve commissurotomy and Cineangiography
Heart Valve Repair or Replacement
heart valve commissurotomy and Heart Valve Repair or Replacement
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related medication for 'heart valve commissurotomy'/associated diagnoses
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digoxin(lanoxin)
heart valve commissurotomy and digoxin(lanoxin)
esmolol
heart valve commissurotomy and esmolol
furosemide(lasix , lo-aqua)
heart valve commissurotomy and furosemide(lasix , lo-aqua)
propranolol
heart valve commissurotomy and propranolol
alprostadil
heart valve commissurotomy and alprostadil
alprostadil pediatric
heart valve commissurotomy and alprostadil pediatric
atenolol
heart valve commissurotomy and atenolol
hydrochlorothiazide(hydrodiuril)
heart valve commissurotomy and hydrochlorothiazide(hydrodiuril)
nitroglycerin(nitrostat)
heart valve commissurotomy and nitroglycerin(nitrostat)
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Treatment for Heart Valve Disease
... about how diseased heart valves are repaired or replaced. ... surgeon will perform any of the following types of heart valve repair procedures. Commissurotomy. ...
http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/valve-disease-treatment?page=%0D%0A
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Heart: Heart Valves Information on Medicinenet.com
Information on heart disease and related cardiovascular conditions ... Biological Valve. Chordae & Papillary Muscles Repair. Commissurotomy. Decalcification ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=42307&page=4
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Treating Heart Valve Disease
... various types of heart valve disease and their treatments. ... your surgeon will perform any of the following types of valve repair procedures. Commissurotomy. ...
http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/valve-disease-treatments?page=1
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Heart: Heart Valves Information on Medicinenet.com
Heart and Heart Valves treatment (surgically and non-surgically) ... your surgeon will perform any of the following types of valve repair procedures. Commissurotomy. ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/heart_valve_disease_treatment/article.htm
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Balloon dilatation of heart valves.
... Kirk R. Balloon dilatation of heart valves. BMJ. 1992 Aug 29;305 ... versus closed commissurotomy for pliable mitral stenosis: a prospective hemodynamic study. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1883907
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Heart Valve Disease Treatment: Surgery for Heart Valve Disease
Learn about heart valve surgery â?" both traditional and ... your surgeon will perform any of the following types of valve repair procedures. Commissurotomy. ...
http://www.webmd.com/content/pages/9/1675_57805.htm
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Physical training after heart valve replacement.
... in patients recovering from the replacement of a single heart valve. ... between subjective and objective responses to mitral commissurotomy. N Engl J Med. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=482460
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Commissurotomy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... incision of a commissure in the body, as one made in the heart to relieve constriction of the mitral valve or one made in the brain to treat certain ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commissurotomy
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Percutaneous transatrial mitral commissurotomy by modified technique ...
1: J Heart Valve Dis. 2004 May;13(3):430-8. ... Heart Ventricles/injuries. Humans. Male. Middle Aged. Mitral Valve/ultrasonography ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15222290
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Role of closed mitral commissurotomy for mitral stenosis: mid- and long ...
... After closed mitral commissurotomy, the mitral valve areas of these patients ... Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation. Humans. Longitudinal Studies. Male ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15769718?ordinalpos=43&it...
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Is Posterior Leaflet Extension and Associated Commissurotomy
... valve commissurotomy was investigated in patients with mixed mitral valve ... J Heart Valve Dis 1993;2:159?66. 5. ... J Heart Valve Dis 1998;7:40?7. 9. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?&artid=521763
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Management of mitral valve stenosis in pregnancy: case presentation and ...
1: J Heart Valve Dis. 1996 Jan;5(1):16-9. ... case described, neither open nor percutaneous mitral commissurotomy were viable ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8834719
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Transaortic Double Valve Replacement
... by the Texas Heart® Institute, Houston. Transaortic Double Valve Replacement ... procedure and open mitral commissurotomy in 1995, for rheumatic heart disease. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=116742
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Heart Disease Terms
A comprehensive glossary of terms related to heart disease. ... Commissurotomy: A surgical procedure that helps to repair the damage caused by defective heart valves. ...
http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/heart-disease-glossary?page=5
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Medical Procedures & Medical Tests A-Z List 'C' on MedicineNet
Chordae & Papillary Muscles Repair (Heart Valve Disease Treatment) Chorionic Villus Sampling ... Commissurotomy (Heart Valve Disease Treatment) ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/procedures_and_tests/alpha_c.htm
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Mitral Valve Stenosis-Surgery
Valve repair. In open commissurotomy, a surgeon removes calcium deposits and other scar tissue ... A mechanical heart valve is made from plastic or metal. ...
http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/tc/mitral-valve-stenosis-surgery?page=2
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Percutaneous valve replacement: weird or wonderful?
... well as trans-septal commissurotomy has become a good therapeutic ... treatment of heart valve disease is still open surgical valve repair and replacement. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16467739
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Giant Eustachian Valve
Copyright © 2002 by the Texas Heart® Institute, Houston. Giant Eustachian Valve ... The eustachian valve was excised, and a tricuspid commissurotomy was performed, ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=140300
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Mitral Valve Stenosis-Treatment Overview
Key pointsTreatment of mitral valve stenosis depends on the severity of your ... (balloon valvotomy) or require open-heart surgery (open commissurotomy) ...
http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/tc/mitral-valve-stenosis-treatment-overview
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Percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty of coexisting mitral and tricuspid ...
... Percutaneous transmitral commissurotomy (PTMC) was first ... Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation. Humans. Hypertension, Pulmonary/complications. Male ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18398244
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C-Ring Mitral Annuloplasty
... year-old man with rheumatic heart disease underwent open mitral commissurotomy ... use of mitral valve repair in patients with rheumatic heart disease have been ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1847912
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Some observations on mitral and aortic valve disease
... are fairly common in the heart of patients having mitral commissurotomy for MS. ... Mitral valve commissurotomy versus replacement. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2446420
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A Glossary of Heart Disease Terms
Definitions to terms related to heart disease. ... Commissurotomy: A surgical procedure that helps to repair the damage caused by defective heart valves. ...
http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/guide/heart-disease-glossary-terms?page=5
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Valve disease -- Cardiology Explained -- NCBI Bookshelf
Disease of the heart valves remains an important cause of morbidity and ... However, open commissurotomy and percutaneous valvotomy produce better long-term ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=cardio&part=A709
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Medical Diseases & Conditions A-Z List 'C' on MedicineNet
Chordae & Papillary Muscles Repair (Heart Valve Disease Treatment) Chordoma (Bone Cancer) ... Commissurotomy (Heart Valve Disease Treatment) Common Cold ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/diseases_and_conditions/alpha_c.htm
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Cardiac Valve Replacement
Current status of prosthetics for heart valve replacement. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. ... closed commissurotomy, open commissurotomy, or valve replacement. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1130214
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Embolism, thrombosis and anticoagulant haemorrhage in mitral valve ...
... closed mitral valvotomy, open mitral commissurotomy and mitral valve repair. ... Heart Valve Diseases/surgery. Heart Valve Prosthesis/adverse effects ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6519097
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Severe haemolytic anaemia after replacement of the mitral valve by a St ...
She had already had a mitral commissurotomy and a mitral valve bioprosthesis. ... Diagnosis and management of complications of prosthetic heart valves. Am J Cardiol. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1216792
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Transaortic Double Valve Replacement
... mitral valve was made because of previous open commissurotomy in this ... have enabled adequate exposure of the mitral valve without mobilizing the heart. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=124775
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Echocardiographic assessment of mitral valve morphology after ...
... recommended that mitral commissurotomy on such a valve must include splitting of ... In rheumatic heart disease, thickening, fusion, and shortening of the chordae ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2248162
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Mitral Valve Stenosis - Yahoo! Health
But with mitral valve stenosis, the two leaflets and related structures become ... Open commissurotomy. This method of repair requires open-heart surgery. ...
http://health.yahoo.com/heart-overview/mitral-valve-stenosis...
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Percutaneous mitral commissurotomy.
... PMC and surgical commissurotomy yield comparable acute and ... Mitral Valve Stenosis/therapy* Patient Selection. Pregnancy. Rheumatic Heart Disease/therapy ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10348973
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Diagnostic Value of D-Dimer and Antithrombin-III Levels in Predicting ...
Thrombosis is a serious complication of prosthetic heart valve replacement. ... with mitral prosthetic valves than in those who underwent mitral commissurotomy. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=307711
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Mitral valve stenosis: Treatments and drugs - MayoClinic.com
Mitral valve stenosis ? Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, treatment of this heart valve disease. ... or commissurotomy ? doctors can eliminate ...
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/mitral-valve-stenosis/DS004...
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The Predictive Value of Mitral Leaflet Motion and Thickness Index ...
... heart catheterization, mitral valve/ultrasonography, mitral valve stenosis ... commissurotomy has shown that the morphology of the mitral valve apparatus ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=521765
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Introduction: Valvular Disorders: Merck Manual Professional
Any heart valve can become stenotic or insufficient, causing hemodynamic changes ... commissurotomy, valvotomy) or surgery (eg, surgical commissurotomy, valve repair, ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/print/sec07/ch076/ch076a.html
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Mitral Valve Repair in a Predominantly Rheumatic Population: Long-Term ...
... annuloplasty (n=710), commissurotomy (n=482), chordal ... valve reconstruction in children with rheumatic heart disease. ... J Heart Valve Dis 1997;6: ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=101122
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Predictors of event-free survival after percutaneous mitral commissurotomy
... for percutaneous mitral commissurotomy; immediate mitral valve replacement ... A report from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Balloon ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1728806
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The Current Preference for Mitral Valve Reconstruction
Journal List > Tex Heart Inst J > v.18(2); 1991. Summary. Selected References. Page Browse ... Open mitral commissurotomy. A modern re-evaluation. J Thorac ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=324972
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Minimally invasive closed mitral commissurotomy.
After modified closed commissurotomy, the mitral valve areas of these patients ... A plea for early, open mitral commissurotomy. Am Heart J. 1978 May;95(5):668?670. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=325662
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Colour doppler valvar and subvalvar flow diameter imaging versus echo ...
... open heart commissurotomy, to avoid performing repeated transoesophageal echocardiography. ... valve morphology on mitral balloon commissurotomy: immediate ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=484347
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Mitral Stenosis: Valvular Disorders: Merck Manual Professional
Symptoms are those of heart failure; signs include an opening snap and a ... consists of balloon valvotomy, surgical commissurotomy, or valve replacement. ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec07/ch076/ch076f.html
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Exercise Testing Induces Fatal Thromboembolism
... coronary thrombosis/etiology, exercise test, female, heart valve prosthesis, ... She had undergone a closed mitral commissurotomy in 1986, and implantation of a ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=101270
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Percutaneous balloon dilatation of the mitral valve in patients who ...
Journal List > Br Heart J > v.67(6); Jun 1992. Summary. Selected References. Page Browse ... Percutaneous catheter commissurotomy in rheumatic mitral stenosis. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1024886
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[Should closed-heart mitral commissurotomies still be performed ...
... I) and closed heart commissurotomy (CC), 60 patients (Group II) were compared. ... Valve/surgery* Mitral Valve Insufficiency/etiology. Mitral Valve ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6433841
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Long term outcome of percutaneous mitral balloon valvotomy in patients ...
Journal List > Heart > v.83(4); Apr 2000. Summary. Selected References. PDF (129K) Contents ... RESULTS?Mean (SD) valve area increased by 89% from 0.84 (0.28) ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1729359
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Long term clinical and echocardiographic results of mitral balloon ...
... valve replacement; (4) New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class III or ... Percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy using an Inoue balloon in ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1768960
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Ionescu-Shiley pericardial xenograft valve: Hemodynamic evaluation and ...
... such as mitral commissurotomy, annuloplasty, and coronary artery ... AP, Mary DA, Abid A. Heart valve replacement with the Ionescu-Shiley pericardial ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=287845
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Late clinical and echocardiographic follow up after percutaneous ...
... York Heart Association functional class I or class II. Mitral valve area ... H. Long-term changes in mitral valve area after successful mitral commissurotomy. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=483723
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Percutaneous balloon dilatation of the mitral valve in critically ill ...
... mitral valve in critically ill young patients with intractable heart failure. ... balloon percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy. Am J Cardiol. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=483919
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