Recurrent miscarriages as an indication for percutaneous tricuspid valvuloplasty during pregnancy

Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1997 Mar;40(3):283-6. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0304(199703)40:3<283::aid-ccd15>3.0.co;2-q.

Abstract

Isolated balloon tricuspid valvuloplasty was successfully performed in a pregnant woman with a history of recurrent miscarriages. The course of pregnancy was uneventful, and a healthy baby was delivered. This report highlights the unusual indication for the procedure, which was recurrent miscarriage, and outlines some technical aspects of tricuspid valvuloplasty.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abortion, Habitual / etiology*
  • Abortion, Habitual / prevention & control
  • Adult
  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary*
  • Female
  • Hemodynamics / physiology
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / diagnosis
  • Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / therapy*
  • Pregnancy Outcome*
  • Pregnancy Trimester, Second
  • Tricuspid Valve Stenosis / complications*
  • Tricuspid Valve Stenosis / diagnosis
  • Tricuspid Valve Stenosis / therapy*