Balloon dilatation of congenital mitral stenosis in a critically ill infant.
We report a case of a 14-month-old-infant with severe congenital mitral stenosis who presented with pulmonary oedema, acute renal failure and haemodynamic instability. Balloon dilatation was successfully performed under fluoroscopic and transesophageal echocardiographic guidance. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 48:191-193, 1999.
Abdul Aziz
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National Heart Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Alwi
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D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003422:Critical Care; D004452:Echocardiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome