Emergency mitral valve replacement for acute severe mitral regurgitation following balloon mitral valvotomy: Pathophysiology of hemodynamic collapse and peri-operative management issues

Emergency mitral valve replacement for acute severe mitral regurgitation following balloon mitral valvotomy: Pathophysiology of hemodynamic collapse and peri-operative management issues

Severe mitral regurgitation (MR) following balloon mitral valvotomy (BMV) needing emergent mitral valve replacement is a rare complication. The unrelieved mitral stenosis is compounded by severe MR leading to acute rise in pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular afterload, decreased coronary pe...

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Main Authors: Praveen Reddy Bayya, Praveen Kerala Varma, Suneel Puthuvassery Raman, Praveen Kumar Neema
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
Subjects:
Atrial fibrillation; Balloon mitral valvotomy; Mitral regurgitation; Mitral stenosis; Right ventricular dysfunction
Online Access:http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2014;volume=17;issue=1;spage=52;epage=55;aulast=Bayya

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