title: Transcatheter treatment of Lutembacher's syndrome.
abstract: Lutembacher's syndrome is a rare combination of atrial septal defect (ASD) and rheumatic mitral stenosis. Traditionally, this condition is treated surgically. We present a case of Lutembacher's syndrome that was successfully treated with percutaneous transcatheter mitral commissurotomy (PTMC) using the Inoue balloon. Closure of ASD was successfully achieved with an Amplatzer atrial septal occluder under transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) guidance without general anesthesia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology and National Institute of Heart Diseases, Rawalpindi. shabbir_1441@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shabbir
authors.forename: Waqar
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Khurram
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Akhtar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004106:Dilatation; D005260:Female; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008185:Lutembacher Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000628:therapy*