title: Mitral stenosis and pregnancy: Current concepts in anaesthetic practice.
abstract: The incidence of rheumatic mitral stenosis is grossly reduced in India. Still, among heart disease complicating pregnancy, rheumatic mitral stenosis occupies a greater segment. The unique physiological changes in pregnancy and the pathological impact of mitral stenosis over pregnancy and labour are discussed in detail. A multidisciplinary approach in the diagnosis and management reduces the mortality and morbidity during peripartum. The labour analgesia technique and the evidence-based regional and general anaesthesia techniques are discussed at length in this article.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Tirunelveli Medical College, Under Government of Tamilnadu, Tamil Nadu - 627 011, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kannan
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vijayanand