Back in days, in 1990’s, the most famous balloon to perform Mitral Valvulopasty – Inoue Balloon was a success in the world with patients suffering from Rheumatic Heart Disease, leading to Mitral Stenosis.That time it was so costly that the manufacturing firm – Toray Company of Japan, used to charge 3000 USD for that. Major chunk of patients suffering this disease were from low-middle class and hence the balloon was not used in India ever before. Dr Lal played a key role in persuading the firm & got success in getting the same balloon at a price of USD 1000.

Dr Lal performed India’s Ist Inoue Balloon Mitral Valuloplasty on a 70 YO Lady from Jalandhar in November 1990 and is credited to introduce this successful process in India.

Publications of Inoue Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty

• Lal P. et al: Percutaneous Mitral Valvuloplasty using Inoue Balloon Technique and its Comparison with Other Techniques
  (abstract). Indian Heart Journal, Vol. 43, No 4 1991; 397
• P Lal, PT Upasani:Ballon Mitral Valvuloplasty by “Modified” Technique (abstract) J. Inter Cardiol, Volume 11,
  Issue Supplement S5-S136, 1998
• P Lal, PT Upasani, AK Pandey, AS Koppula, S Kanwar :Palliative Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty for Calcified Mitral Valves
  (abstract). Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, 2001
• PLal, PT Upasani, AK Pandey, S Kanwar:Simultaneous Coronary Angioplasty nd Balllon Mitral Valvuplastry for Calcified Mitral
  Valve (abstract) Indian Heart J 54: 598, 2002
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