[Long-term results of percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty in patients over 50 years old].

Unlabelled: Advanced age has been identified as a predictor factor for complications and poor outcome at Percutaneous Mitral Valvulotomy (PMV) with balloon, nevertheless this has been associated to the inadequate valvular anatomy, whereby the contribution of each factor needs to be determinate.

Objective: Describe the immediate and final outcome of PMV with Inoue balloon in patients over 50 years old and associate complications with age and Wilkins score.

Material And Methods: A retrospective and analytic study was performed with a data base of 430 patients.

Division or occlusion of patent ductus arteriosus?

The traditional and most effective form of treatment of persistent ductus arteriosus is surgical ductal division. New therapeutic techniques such as intraluminal ductal occlusion are currently recommended to replace the traditional treatment procedure. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the state of the art of these new therapeutic modalities.

[Immediate and long-term results of implantation of the new platinum coronary stent (atlas stent) in patients with coronary artery disease].

Background And Objectives: We evaluated the technical and clinical results of implantation of the Atlas stent, the hospital stay, and the short and long-term clinical and angiographic outcome.

Patients And Method: The study included 169 patients (60.1 10.