Percutaneous Mitral Balloon Valvuloplasty in a Pregnant Patient Under Guidance of Three-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography and Right Atrial Mapping, without Using Fluoroscopy
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Begum Uygur1,2, Hamdi Pusuroglu1, Aydin Yildirim1 1Cardiology Department, Istanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey |
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Mitral stenosis is the most common valvular pathology complicating pregnancy. Herein are reported the details of a 26-week pregnant patient with severe mitral stenosis and NYHA class 3-4 symptoms. Percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty was performed under guidance of three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography and right atrial mapping, without using fluoroscopy. |
Video 2: Two-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography while the balloon is inflated. Video 4: Live/real time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography showing the inflated balloon passing through the mitral valve.The Journal of Heart Valve Disease 2017;26:237-239 |
| Percutaneous Mitral Balloon Valvuloplasty in a Pregnant Patient Under Guidance of Three-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography and Right Atrial Mapping, without Using Fluoroscopy | |
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