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8834719

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-12-4
pubmed:abstractText
Severe mitral stenosis is a challenging complication in pregnancy. A case is described in which mitral valve replacement was undertaken immediately following caesarean section at 34 weeks' gestation. A review of the literature discusses the evolution of treatment approaches for mitral stenosis in pregnancy, including open mitral commissurotomy and percutaneous mitral commissurotomy with the use of balloon catheters. With balloon procedures, potential risks to the fetus are minimized because the abdomen and pelvis are shielded. In addition, the use of adjunct transesophageal echocardiography shortens fluoroscopic time. In the case described, neither open nor percutaneous mitral commissurotomy were viable options because of moderate-to-severe mitral regurgitation and a heavily calcified valve. This is one of few such cases reported in the literature to date.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0966-8519
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
16-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Management of mitral valve stenosis in pregnancy: case presentation and review of the literature.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Adult Cardiology, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports