title: [Mitral Valvuloplasty of Infective Endocarditis During Pregnancy].
abstract: This report describes a case in which we treated a patient who developed infective endocarditis in the mitral valve at 28 weeks' gestation. The condition was resolved by performing mitral valvuloplasty 2 days after an emergency cesarean section. Although the patient was in a relatively stable period at 32 weeks' gestation, the mother had an extremely high risk of embolism;thus, emergency surgery was required. We believe that an accurate diagnosis in a timely manner and a valvuloplasty shortly after cesarean section saved the life of the mother and child.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyaki
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Higami
authors.forename: Natsuya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takagi
authors.forename: Kazutoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tachibana
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hagiwara
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D058386:Mitral Valve Annuloplasty / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000601:surgery*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome