Percutaneous mitral balloon valvulotomy in pregnant women with mitral stenosis from rheumatic heart disease: a series of cases

J Obstet Gynaecol. 2020 Nov;40(8):1169-1170. doi: 10.1080/01443615.2019.1693525. Epub 2019 Dec 19.

Authors

Neiberg de Alcantara Lima^{1

2}, Glaylton Silva Santos², Carol Cavalcante de Vasconcelos Lima³, Mark D Schauer¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI, USA.
² Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Hospital Universitario Walter Cantidio, Universidade Federal do Ceara, Fortaleza, Brazil.
³ Department of Radiology, Hospital Geral de Fortaleza, Fortaleza, Brazil.

PMID: 31854197
DOI: 10.1080/01443615.2019.1693525

No abstract available

Keywords: Mitral valve stenosis; pregnancy; rheumatic heart disease.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Endovascular Procedures*
Female
Humans
Mitral Valve / surgery*
Mitral Valve Stenosis / etiology
Mitral Valve Stenosis / surgery*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / etiology
Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / surgery*
Rheumatic Heart Disease / complications*
Young Adult