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What is one of the most important therapeutic tools used to treat rheumatic mitral valve stenosis?

Short term effects of balloon mitral valvuloplasty are poor. Patients undergoing this procedure have a poor prognosis.

Balloon atrial septostomy is performed in patients with pulmonary hypertension at the expense of 

This procedure allows a fenestration to be created via echocardiography that will improve cardiac output.

Match the correct structural heart intervention with the correction classification.

Long term effects of balloon aortic valvuloplasty are poor. 

Cardiac defect that allows the shunting of blood between the pulmonary circuit and arterial circuit is

The Edwards Sapien valve is balloon mounted, whereas the Medtronic CoreValve is mounted on a self-expanding stent.

Which method of interventional echocardiography would be used on a patient receiving conscious sedation for a balloon aortic valvuloplasty?

These things may boot me out of the exam while Honorlock is working, so I will avoid them. Select all that apply.