| Percutaneous Transluminal Mitral Commissurotomy for Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis in a 5-Year-Old Child. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 22349664 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
We report a 5-year-old boy weighing 11 kg, with severe mitral valve stenosis of rheumatic aetiology, who underwent successful percutaneous transluminal mitral commissurotomy (PTMC) with valvuloplasty balloon. Postprocedural mean pressure gradient across the mitral valve decreased to 6 mmHg from an initially recorded value of 22 mmHg. In addition to symptomatic improvement, the mitral valvular area increased from 0.4 to 0.8 cm(2) without significant change in mitral regurgitation. At 1- and 3-month follow up, transthoracic echocardiography revealed further improvement with an increase in mitral valve area to 1.0 cm(2), a decrease in pulmonary arterial pressure, and a mean mitral valve pressure gradient of 8 mmHg with trivial mitral regurgitation. To best of our knowledge, this is the first successful PTMC procedure performed in the youngest and smallest ever reported child with rheumatic mitral stenosis (MS). We conclude that PTMC with valvuloplasty balloon could be a logical alternative to surgery in young patients with rheumatic MS. |
| | |
Authors:
|
Maad Ullah; Mehboob Sultan; Hajira Akbar; Nadeem Sadiq |
Related Documents
:
|
23582964 - The role of patent ductus arteriosus and its treatments in the development of bronchopu... 15680864 - Pulmonary hypoplasia in a 52-year-old woman. 20709464 - Histologic, immunohistochemical, microbiological, molecular biological and ultrastructu... 23448764 - Successful treatment using coil embolization of a symptomatic intrahepatic portosystemi... 17410704 - A prospective single-center analysis of the safety and efficacy of the hydrocoil emboli... 1369514 - Arteriovenous aneurysms in patients on hemodialysis. |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-2-15 |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Pediatric cardiology Volume: - ISSN: 1432-1971 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Feb |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2012-2-21 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 8003849 Medline TA: Pediatr Cardiol Country: - |
Other Details:
|
Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
Affiliation:
|
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology and National Institute of Heart Diseases, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
|
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Percutaneous Recanalization of an Occluded Hepatic Vein in a Difficult Subset of Pediatric Budd-Chia...
Next Document: Comparison of Transpulmonary Thermodilution and Ultrasound Dilution Technique: Novel Insights into V...