title: Percutaneous triple-valve balloon valvuloplasty in a pregnant woman.
abstract: A 22-yr-old pregnant woman with mitral, aortic, and tricuspid stenosis presented with accelerating dyspnea and shortness of breath at the end of her first trimester. She subsequently underwent percutaneous triple-valve balloon valvuloplasty at 22 weeks of gestation without complications and achieved marked clinical improvement. We conclude that percutaneous triple-valve balloon valvuloplasty represents an alternative treatment for mitral, aortic, and tricuspid stenosis in pregnant women with compromised cardiovascular status who do not wish to terminate their pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan 48073-6769.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Savas
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Grines
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: O'Neill
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000628:therapy; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002404:Catheterization; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011677:Punctures; D014264:Tricuspid Valve Stenosis / Q000628:therapy