title: Pulmonary Balloon Valvuloplasty during Pregnancy.
abstract: Women with valvular heart disease have an increased risk of adverse outcomes in pregnancy; however, with appropriate evaluation and treatment, most women can successfully bear healthy children. During pregnancy, pulmonary stenosis is generally well tolerated in the absence of other haemodynamically significant lesions. We present a case of a multiparous woman,who is pregnant with her sixth child, with a severe pulmonary stenosis. She presented with exertional chest pain and dyspnea. She was managed successfully with balloon valvuloplasty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, 21280 Diyarbakir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oylumlu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep University, 27310 Gaziantep, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kazim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aykent
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, 21280 Diyarbakir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hatice Ender
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Soydinc
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep University, 27310 Gaziantep, Turkey.
authors.forename: Muhammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oylumlu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, 21280 Diyarbakir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Faruk
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ertas
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep University, 27310 Gaziantep, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hasan Orhan
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Ozer
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep University, 27310 Gaziantep, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sari