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Emergency Closed Mitral Valvotomy with Transesophageal Echocardiographic Guidance

Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Chandigarh, India

For reprint information contact: Harkant Singh, MCh Tel: 91 981 507 5294 Email: baryah@gmail.com, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Sector 12, Chandigarh 160012, India.

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A 25-year-old patient with mitral stenosis presented in acute pulmonary odema after a failed balloon mitral valvotomy. She underwent a successful emergency closed mitral valvotomy (CMV) through a quick limited anterolateral thoracotomy with cardiopulmonary bypass on standby.

The old procedure of CMV has largely been . . . [Full Text of this Article]