Charles Sturt Univ, Sch Biomed Sci, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2678, Australia. <br>Liaocheng Peoples Hosp, Dept Cardiol, Taishan Med Coll, Liaocheng, Peoples R China.
Aims: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of a new approach for transseptal catheterization in patients undergoing percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty (PBMV). Methods: One hundred and two patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis were randomized into