Immediate and late effect of mitral balloon valvuloplasty on pulmonary function tests and arterial blood tensions gases

ABSTRACT

This work was carried out to evaluate the effect of mitral valvuloplasty on pulmonary function tests and on the arterial blood gases tensions. Twenty-two patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis were presented with symptoms, and signs sufficient to warrant intervention. Every subject in this study was assessed as followed Complete history taking, clinical evaluation, ECC, x-ray chest, pulmonary function tests, echo-Doppler examinations, percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty and arterial blood O2, CO2 tensions. All patients had immediate post procedural considerable clinical and hemodynamic improvements