Advantage of Inoue balloon catheter in mitral balloon valvotomy: Experience with 220 consecutive patients

Acute and long-term follow-up results of percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty: a single-center study

“…Inoue balloon catheter is characterized by its low complication rate in comparison to the reported results of double balloon technique (23). CVA, pericardial tamponade and procedure related death were not encountered in our study, that is significantly lower compared to previous reports, which range between 1% and 2% (2, 3).…”

Feasibility and effectiveness of percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty under echocardiographic guidance only

“…In the present small single-center study of 20 patients with mitral stenosis, PBMV performed under echocardiography guidance only yielded favorable immediate hemodynamic and clinical improvement in all patients and rate of in-hospital complications was low with no deaths, similar to the outcomes obtained with the traditional procedure performed under fluoroscopy guidance. [8][9][10][11] The latter results suggest that the percutaneous and nonfluoroscopic procedure is feasible in most patients.…”

Valvotomia mitral percutânea: experiência inicial com o novo balão único de dilatação "tipo Inoue"

“…A técnica de balão único tem algumas vantagens em relação aos outros métodos de dilatação 14 : apresenta menor grau de dificuldade, pois a manipulação do cateter é mais fácil e seu uso não necessita guia; o risco de perfuração cardíaca também é menor; e, embora se obtenha área menor que a de duplo balão, a evolução clínica tardia de ambos os métodos é semelhante 15,16 . Neste estudo, o novo balão de dilatação demonstrou resultados superponíveis aos do balão clássico de Inoue, evidenciados pela similar taxa de sucesso e pelo baixo índice de complicações.…”