Table 2: Contraindications to Percutaneous Mitral Balloon Valvuloplasty.

Mitral valve area >1.5 cm[2], except where the symptoms cannot be explained otherwise and the anatomy is favourable

Presence of a left atrial thrombus

Presence of a more than mild mitral regurgitation

Presence of severe or bicommissural calcification

Absence of commissural fusion

Presence of severe concomitant aortic valve disease, or severe combined tricuspid stenosis and regurgitation requiring surgery

Presence of concomitant coronary artery disease requiring bypass surgery