Successful Preterm Delivery in a Patient With Severe Mitral Stenosis

We present the case of a 36-year-old woman who was diagnosed with severe mitral stenosis in the 30th week of a pregnancy that was complicated by complete placenta previa and placenta percreta. With medical management, she successfully carried the pregnancy to fetal viability and was delivered by ces...

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Published in:	Cardiology in review Vol. 14; no. 6; pp. e24 - e26
Main Authors:	Sakal, Christopher, Makaryus, Amgad N, Rosen, Stacey E, Jauhar, Sandeep
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc 01-11-2006
Subjects:	Adult Catheterization Cesarean Section Echocardiography Female Fetal Viability Gestational Age Humans Infant, Newborn Mitral Valve Stenosis - diagnostic imaging Mitral Valve Stenosis - physiopathology Mitral Valve Stenosis - therapy Placenta Accreta Placenta Previa Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular - diagnostic imaging Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular - physiopathology
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Summary:	We present the case of a 36-year-old woman who was diagnosed with severe mitral stenosis in the 30th week of a pregnancy that was complicated by complete placenta previa and placenta percreta. With medical management, she successfully carried the pregnancy to fetal viability and was delivered by cesarean section before undergoing percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty.
ISSN:	1061-5377 1538-4683
DOI:	10.1097/01.crd.0000201730.45576.3b