Emergent balloon mitral valvotomy in pregnant women presenting with refractory pulmonary edema
Mitral stenosis is the most common valvular heart lesion found in pregnancy. When severe, it leads to significant risk of mortality for both mother and fetus, since the hemodynamic adaptations to pregnancy are badly tolerated. Many pregnant women with mitral stenosis present in a critically ill cond...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2014-03-01
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| Series: | The Egyptian Heart Journal |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110260813001518 |