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Figure 11. Hemodynamic changes produced by a successful PMV in one patient with severe mitral stenosis. Simultaneous left atrium (LA) and left ventricular (LV) pressures before (left) and after (right) double balloon PMV. The corresponding calculated MVAs are also displayed (From Palacios IF. Percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty for patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis. In: Herrmann HC, editor. Interventional Cardiology: Percutaneous Noncoronary Intervention^[1], with permission). PMV: percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty; MVA: mitral valve area