intractable heart failure . valve in critically ill young patients with Percutaneous balloon dilatation of the mitral

Correspondence to: Dr J J Patel, Department of Cardiology, Wentworth Hospital, Private Bag, Jacobs, Durban, Natal, 4026, South Africa. Accepted for publication 5 October 1994 Abstract Objective-To assess the outcome of percutaneous balloon dilatation of the mitral valve in critically ill young patients with intractable heart failure. Design-Retrospective analysis of all such patients presenting over a period of4