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Example of Anterior Leaflet Tear Following Percutaneous Balloon Mitral Commissurotomy in a Patient With Calcified Mitral Stenosis
(A) Intraoperative view showing a tear in the mid part of the anterior mitral leaflet. (B) Transthoracic echocardiography showing the tear of the anterior mitral leaflet. (C) Color Doppler confirming severe mitral regurgitation. Adapted from Vahanian A. Percutaneous balloon mitral commissurotomy. In The PCR-EAPCI Textbook, Europa Publishing.
