title: Transcatheter therapy of Lutembacher syndrome.
abstract: Lutembacher syndrome is a combination of congenital atrial septal defect (ASD) and acquired mitral stenosis (MS). The combination of these 2 diseases has hemodynamic influences on each other and the degree of MS may be underestimated. Traditionally, Lutembacher syndrome is corrected by surgical treatment. Nowadays, these 2 diseases are amenable to transcatheter treatment without the need for surgery. Here, we describe a 28-year-old female with Lutembacher syndrome who benefited from combined transcatheter therapy of balloon valvuloplasty for MS and device closure for ASD with an Amplatzer septal occluder.
authors.affiliation: Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: Chi-Lin
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Kae-Woei
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Yun-Ching
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Sheng-Ling
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Jan
authors.forename: Ming-Chi
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Ching-Shiang
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Chi
authors.forename: Betau
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hwang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008185:Lutembacher Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*