Percutaneous mitral valve dilatation: single balloon versus double balloon. A finite element study.

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Percutaneous mitral valve (MV) dilatation is routinely performed for mitral stenosis using either a single balloon (SB) or double balloon (DB) technique. The study aim was to compare the two techniques using the finite element (FE) method.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J. Heart Valve Dis.

Title: The Journal of heart valve disease

ISSN: 0966-8519

ISSN (Print): 0966-8519

Publication date (Electronic): Jan 2009

Volume: 18

Issue: 1

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[1 ] UCL Institute of Child Health & Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK. s.schievano@ich.ucl.ac.uk

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PubMed ID: 19301550

SO-VID: d16e67e8-241e-42fa-befb-ba4dc8e5fda5

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