Percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty is a procedure used to dilate the mitral valve in the setting of rheumatic mitral valve stenosis. A catheter is inserted into the femoral vein ...

US-based Protaryx Medical has completed a first-in-human trial of its transseptal puncture (TSP) device. The company’s trial enrolled five patients, with the TSP procedure carried out using its ...

The Wilkins echocardiographic score is also known as the Abascal’s echocardiographic score. It is used to determine the suitability of the mitral valve structure for percutaneous mitral balloon ...