Bronchial hyperreactivity in patients with mitral stenosis before and after successful percutaneous mitral balloon valvulotomy

GÜLEÇ H. S., Ertas F., Tutar E., Demirel Y., Karaoguz R., Omurlu K., ...More

CHEST, vol.116, no.6, pp.1582-1586, 1999 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 116 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 1999
  • Doi Number: 10.1378/chest.116.6.1582
  • Journal Name: CHEST
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1582-1586
  • Keywords: bronchial hyperactivity, mitral stenosis, percutaneous transluminal mitral valvulotomy, CONGESTIVE HEART-FAILURE, AFFERENT C-FIBERS, VALVE DISEASE, HYPERRESPONSIVENESS, METHACHOLINE, REACTIVITY, DOGS
  • Ankara University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objectives: We aimed to identify the bronchial response to inhaled methacholine in patients with mitral stenosis (MS) and to clarify whether or not the bronchial hyperreactivity (BHR) is reversible after percutaneous mitral balloon valvulotomy (PBMV).