Percutaneous Transluminal Mitral Commissurotomy in Pregnant Women with Severe Mitral Stenosis

Percutaneous Transluminal Mitral Commissurotomy in Pregnant Women with Severe Mitral Stenosis

Background: Mitral stenosis tends to worsen during pregnancy because of the increase in the cardiac output and the heart rate. In nonresponders to medical therapy, percutaneous transluminal mitral commissurotomy (PTMC) may be performed when there is a suitable valvular anatomy. In this study, we aim...

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Main Authors: Ata Firouzi, Niloufar Samiei, Somayyeh Ahmadi, Nasim Naderi, Parham Sadeghipour, Hamid Reza Sanati, Fahimeh Kashfi, Roya Sattarzadeh, Sedigheh Hantoushzadeh, Maryam Bayat, Sanaz Pourtaghi, Mohsen Nasiri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Tehran University Heart Center
Subjects:
Heart valve diseases
Mitral valve stenosis
Balloon valvuloplasty
Pregnancy
Online Access:https://jthc.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jthc/article/view/833

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