Life-saving Percutaneous Mitral Valvuloplasty on a Pregnant Woman with Refractory Cardiogenic Shock

Heart Lung and Circulation

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 301-304

  Notrica, Marcelo ^a   Wisner, Jorge ^a   Villagra, Lorena ^a   Rossini, Adrian ^a   Gonzalia, Diego ^b   Adaro, Mauro ^b   Zillo, Alfredo ^a   Izcovich, Edgardo ^a   Albertal, Mariano ^a  

^a Departamento de Cardiologia Intervencionista   (Argentina)

^b Departamento de Cardiologia   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Emergent valvuloplasty; Mitral stenosis; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART MURMUR; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LUNG EDEMA; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; TACHYCARDIA; TRANSLUMINAL VALVULOPLASTY;

ADULT; BALLOON DILATATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; SHOCK, CARDIOGENIC;

EID: 67651024931     PISSN: 14439506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2007.12.008     Document Type: Article

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