title: Life-saving balloon mitral valvuloplasty in patient with cardiogenic shock after cardiac arrest.
abstract: Balloon mitral valvuloplasty is the procedure of choice in a selected group of patients with significant mitral stenosis and suitable valve morphology. Experience in patients with cardiogenic shock is very limited. We report the case of a dying patient in cardiogenic shock, with pulmonary edema and severe hepatic damage after cardiac arrest caused by mitral restenosis. The patient was successfully treated by emergency balloon mitral valvuloplasty with a good result and complete recovery.
authors.affiliation: Gocarova 1103, 500 05 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic. endryscz@volny.cz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Endrys
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Habashy
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hayat
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002404:Catheterization; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*