title: Aortic valvuloplasty with balloon catheter in maternal-fetal emergency in adolescence.
abstract: The increase of cardiac output during pregnancy is the cause of heart failure in women with severe aortic valvular stenosis. Percutaneous aortic valvuloplasty has been associated with severe complications and short-term valvar restenosis. This case showed that percutaneous aortic valvuloplasty allowed both mother and fetus to survive after childbirth, and that postpartum treatment interruption resulted in maternal death in late postpartum care.
authors.affiliation: Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: Walkiria Samuel
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Avila
authors.forename: Ludhmila Abrahao
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Hajjar
authors.forename: Tatiana da Rocha E
authors.initials: Tda R
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: Manuel Pereira M
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Gomes Junior
authors.forename: Max
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grinberg
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zugaib
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D004630:Emergencies; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010352:Patient Dropouts; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000601:surgery*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome