title: Transjugular percutaneous inoue balloon mitral commissurotomy in a patient with inferior vena cava obstruction after liver transplantation.
abstract: Percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy was performed successfully via the transjugular approach in a patient with severe rheumatic mitral stenosis and obstruction of the inferior vena cava due to prior liver transplantation. This case demonstrates the advantage of the jugular approach in patients with difficult anatomy.
authors.affiliation: Florida Cardiovascular Institute and St. Joseph's Hospital, Tampa, Florida 33609, USA. jsullebarger@fciheart.com
authors.forename: J Thompson
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Sullebarger
authors.forename: Humberto
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Coto
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.forename: Dany
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sayad
authors.forename: Hector L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Fontanet
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002404:Catheterization; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D012086:Reoperation; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*