Transcatheter therapy of Lutembacher syndrome

J Chin Med Assoc. 2007 Jun;70(6):253-6. doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70369-7.

Abstract

Lutembacher syndrome is a combination of congenital atrial septal defect (ASD) and acquired mitral stenosis (MS). The combination of these 2 diseases has hemodynamic influences on each other and the degree of MS may be underestimated. Traditionally, Lutembacher syndrome is corrected by surgical treatment. Nowadays, these 2 diseases are amenable to transcatheter treatment without the need for surgery. Here, we describe a 28-year-old female with Lutembacher syndrome who benefited from combined transcatheter therapy of balloon valvuloplasty for MS and device closure for ASD with an Amplatzer septal occluder.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cardiac Catheterization / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lutembacher Syndrome / surgery*
  • Mitral Valve / surgery
  • Mitral Valve Stenosis / surgery*