New integrated approach to percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty combining Wilkins score with commissural calcium score and commissural area ratio.

Background: Present echocardiographic scoring systems for percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty (PMV) have limitations, and no scoring system is significant determinant of procedural outcome. In this study, we assess the relationship between various echocardiographic parameters and scoring systems with immediate outcomes and test an integrated approach by combining Wilkins score with other parameters.

Methods: One hundred two patients who had undergone PMV were included in this prospective observational study.