Percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty for mitral stenosis complicated by fatal pericardial tamponade in a patient with extreme pulmonary hypertension.
A case of left ventricular perforation by straight-tipped balloon catheter during double-balloon mitral valvuloplasty with fatal outcome is presented. Technical considerations to prevent this complication are discussed.
Berland
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J
Service de Cardiologie, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire, Hopital Charles Nicolle, Rouen, France.
Gerber
L
L
Gamra
H
H
Boussadia
H
H
Cribier
A
A
Letac
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B
D021721:Balloon Occlusion; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary; D008875:Middle Aged; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*