Recurrent miscarriages as an indication for percutaneous tricuspid valvuloplasty during pregnancy.
Isolated balloon tricuspid valvuloplasty was successfully performed in a pregnant woman with a history of recurrent miscarriages. The course of pregnancy was uneventful, and a healthy baby was delivered. This report highlights the unusual indication for the procedure, which was recurrent miscarriage, and outlines some technical aspects of tricuspid valvuloplasty.
Gamra
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Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia.
Betbout
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Ayari
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Addad
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Jarrar
M
M
Maatouk
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F
Ben Farhat
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M
D000026:Abortion, Habitual / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D000328:Adult; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D014264:Tricuspid Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*