title: Right to left interatrial shunting following balloon mitral valvuloplasty.
abstract: A complication of balloon mitral valvuloplasty is development of left-to-right interatrial shunt. This report describes right-to-left interatrial shunting following balloon mitral valvuloplasty in a patient with mitral stenosis, tricuspid regurgitation and pulmonary hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, NJ 08015.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Roman
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Cha
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Weiner
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Maranhao
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Eldredge
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fernandez
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*