Background: Balloon valvuloplasty is an alternative to valve replacement in patients with
critical stenosis although the treatment of choice for valvular heart disease is surgery Aim: The aim
of this study was to assess awareness and satisfaction for patients undergoing percutaneous balloon
mitral valvuloplasty and suggest self-care guide. Design: An exploratory descriptive research
design was used to achieve the aim of the current study. Subjects: A purposive sample of 50 adult
patients from both gender undergoing PBMV. Setting: The study was conducted at the following
two settings: Cardiology Departments and outpatients` Clinics in Cardio-Vascular Hospital,
affiliated to Ain Shams University Hospitals & Cardiology Departments in National Heart
Institute/Egypt. Tools: Three tools were used in the current study, I. Patients' interviewing
questionnaire which composed of demographic characteristics, patients' medical data, and patients'
knowledge regarding Percutaneous Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty, II. A self-reported checklist, it
was used to assess patients' self-care practices regarding PBMV procedure. III. Patients'
satisfaction rating scale to assess satisfaction of patients under study with quality of health care
service. Results: Total )100%( of the studied patients had unsatisfactory total knowledge. 88.0% of
them had unsatisfactory total self-care practice. And 86.0% of them were satisfied with health-care
service quality provided. Finally, there was a strong positive correlation between total self-care
practice & total knowledge. Meanwhile, there was a weak positive correlation between total
satisfaction & total knowledge. Conclusion: based on findings of the current study, it could be
concluded that: All of the studied patients had lake of knowledge and the majority of them had lake
of self-care practice, in spite of the majority of them were satisfied with health-care service quality
provided. Recommendations: Provide an educational program regarding knowledge and self-care
practices for patients undergoing percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty )PBMV(.