title: Rheumatic mitral stenosis presenting as acute abdominal aortic occlusion and foot drop.
abstract: Systemic thromboembolism in not an infrequent complication of rheumatic mitral stenosis. We report a case of acute abdominal aortic occlusion due to rheumatic mitral stenosis, in the absence of atrial fibrillation, mimicking spinal cord compression. Systemic streptokinase given 48 hours after symptom's onset lead to rapid and dramatic recovery with limb salvage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad. pakdoc786@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Waqas
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Uzma
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bashir
authors.forename: Naveed
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Akhtar
authors.forename: Mumtaz Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013300:Streptokinase / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D013300:Streptokinase