Permanent pacemaker implantation in a pregnant woman with rheumatic mitral valve disease

We describe a rare case of permanent pacemaker implantation in a pregnant woman with rheumatic mitral valve disease previously undergoing percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty. She presented symptomatic advanced atrioventricular block of non-reversible cause and manifest in the third trimester of gesta...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia 2009-05, Vol.92 (5), p.e32-e35
Hauptverfasser:	Esper, Rodrigo Barbosa, Furtado, Remo Holanda de Mendonça, Tarasoutchi, Flávio, Spina, Guilherme Sobreira, Grinberg, Max, Avila, Walkiria Samuel
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Female Humans Mitral Valve Stenosis - therapy Pacemaker, Artificial Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular - therapy Pregnancy Trimester, Third Reoperation Rheumatic Heart Disease - therapy
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Zusammenfassung:	We describe a rare case of permanent pacemaker implantation in a pregnant woman with rheumatic mitral valve disease previously undergoing percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty. She presented symptomatic advanced atrioventricular block of non-reversible cause and manifest in the third trimester of gestation.
ISSN:	1678-4170