title: Percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty for mitral stenosis complicated by fatal pericardial tamponade in a patient with extreme pulmonary hypertension.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Service de Cardiologie, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire, Hopital Charles Nicolle, Rouen, France.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Berland
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gerber
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gamra
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Boussadia
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cribier
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Letac
mesh_terms: 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*