Life-saving Percutaneous Mitral Valvuloplasty on a Pregnant Woman with Refractory Cardiogenic Shock

Pregnancy increases body blood volume and cardiac output. These changes can exacerbate mitral stenosis symptoms. Symptomatic mitral stenosis during pregnancy has been successfully treated with percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty (PMV). We present the case of a 35-year-old white female who developed ca...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Heart, lung & circulation lung & circulation, 2009-08, Vol.18 (4), p.301-304
Hauptverfasser:	Notrica, Marcelo, MD, Wisner, Jorge, MD, Villagra, Lorena, MD, Rossini, Adrian, Gonzalia, Diego, MD, Adaro, Mauro, MD, Zillo, Alfredo, MD, Izcovich, Edgardo, MD, Albertal, Mariano, MD, PhD
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Cardiovascular Catheterization Emergent valvuloplasty Female Humans Mitral stenosis Mitral Valve Stenosis - complications Mitral Valve Stenosis - therapy Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular - therapy Shock, Cardiogenic - complications Shock, Cardiogenic - etiology Shock, Cardiogenic - therapy
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