Transcatheter therapy of Lutembacher syndrome.
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.
Ho
Chi-Lin
CL
Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Liang
Kae-Woei
KW
Fu
Yun-Ching
YC
Jan
Sheng-Ling
SL
Lin
Ming-Chi
MC
Chi
Ching-Shiang
CS
Hwang
Betau
B
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*