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A rare case of repeated interventions for rheumatic mitral valve stenosis delaying mitral valve surgery – 41 year follow-up

open access: yesIHJ Cardiovascular Case Reports, 2018
We are describing a case of repeated interventions performed during long-term follow-up. To the best of our knowledge, this is the only case report of 1 closed mitral valvotomy followed by 3 time balloon mitral valvotomy culminating ultimately to mitral ...
Deepak Agrawal   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Broken heart syndrome following balloon mitral valvotomy

open access: yesIHJ Cardiovascular Case Reports, 2018
Takotsubo syndrome (TS) or transient left ventricle apical ballooning syndrome is characterized by apical hypokinesia with increased compensatory contraction of basal segments usually in presence of non-obstructive coronary artery disease.
M. Sudhakar Rao   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Balloon Mitral Valvotomy for Calcific Mitral Stenosis

open access: yesJACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, 2009
Balloon mitral valvotomy (BMV) is the procedure of choice for severe mitral stenosis (MS) when valve morphology is feasible. When the Wilkins valve score is
Khandenahally Shankarappa, Ravindranath   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Rheumatic heart disease anno 2020: Impacts of gender and migration on epidemiology and management

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Clinical Investigation, Volume 50, Issue 12, December 2020., 2020
Abstract Background The epidemiology and management of diseases can be influenced by social demographic factors. Gender and migration are among these factors. Methods We aimed at reviewing the impacts of gender and migration on rheumatic heart disease (RHD) epidemiology and management by a nonsystematic literature review of published studies on RHD ...
Reuben K. Mutagaywa   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is Transoesophageal Echocardiography Necessary for the Percutaneous Management of Lutembacher Syndrome: A Case Report [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016
Lutembacher syndrome is defined as a combination of congenital Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) with an acquired Mitral Stenosis (MS). There are various challenges involved in the percutaneous management of Lutembacher syndrome.
Vamsi Krishna Kamana   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pregnancy and cardiac interventions: What are the optimal management options?

open access: yesJournal of Cardiac Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 7, Page 1589-1596, July 2020., 2020
Abstract Cardiac disease is the leading cause of maternal mortality in the United Kingdom. Major causes of cardiac death in pregnant women include cardiomyopathies, myocardial infarction, ischemic heart disease, and aortic dissection. Uncorrected congenital heart disease and women who have had corrective or palliative surgery may have complicated ...
Chandni Patel   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is left atrial fibrosis an independent determinant of atrial fibrillation in mitral stenosis?

open access: yesIndian Heart Journal, 2021
We prospectively studied whether left atrial (LA) fibrosis is a determinant of atrial fibrillation (AF) in mitral stenosis in patients who underwent balloon mitral valvotomy. There were 2 groups: Group A (n = 16), with AF and Group B (n = 27), without AF.
Prashant Pawar   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

MOESM1 of Strain imaging to assess early effects of successful percutaneous balloon mitral valvotomy on left atrium mechanics

open access: yes, 2019
Additional file 1: Raw data from patients with mitral stenosis before and balloon mitral valvotomy and in ...
M. Sree Madhurya Reddy (7912985)   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Emergency percutaneous balloon mitral valvotomy in a patient with septic shock

open access: yes, 1995
We report an 18-year-old patient with severe mitral stenosis complicated by right lower lobe pneumonia, sepsis, and shock. Intractable low cardiac output led to an emergency percutaneous balloon mitral valvotomy in a patient, resulting in immediately ...
Litmanovitch, M.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

A Retrospective Study to Evaluate the Maternal and Fetal Outcome in Patients of Heart Disease in Pregnancy at a Tertiary Rural Hospital

open access: yesJournal of Medical Sciences and Health, 2022
Background: Heart disease(HD) in pregnancy remains an important cause of maternal, fetal morbidity and mortality especially in a developing country like India, where incidence of cardiac disease that complicates pregnancy is between 1% to 4 ...
Amit S Naik   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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