title: Percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty for severe mitral stenosis in pregnancy. Four case reports.
abstract: Four pregnant women with mitral stenosis who did not respond to medical therapy underwent successful percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty with complete resolution of their symptoms. Their clinical features and echocardial and hemodynamic data are presented. The procedures and the remainder of their pregnancy were uncomplicated. Percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty of the mitral valve is a safe and effective alternative to surgical therapy if medical management is unsuccessful.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Hacettepe University Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Oto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kabukçu
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ovünç
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aksöyek
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kabakçi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tokgözoğlu
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aytemir
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Oram
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oram
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Durukan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002404:Catheterization; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome