Balloon mitral valvuloplasty during pregnancy

Objectives: Balloon mitral valvuloplasty (BMV) has been performed safely during pregnancy with good results. Reports are few on long-term effects of BMV on childhood development. Methods: BMV was performed in 40 pregnant women (age 23.4±4.8 years) with severe mitral stenosis at 24.2±4.6 weeks of ges...

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Published in:International journal of gynecology and obstetrics 2004-04, Vol.85 (1), p.18-23
Main Authors: Routray, S.N., Mishra, T.K., Swain, S., Patnaik, U.K., Behera, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Balloon Occlusion
Biological and medical sciences
Catheterization
Child Development
Childhood development
Diseases of mother, fetus and pregnancy
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Maternal and fetal outcome
Medical sciences
Mitral Valve Stenosis - therapy
Mitral valvuloplasty
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular - therapy
Pregnancy Outcome
Pregnancy. Fetus. Placenta
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Objectives: Balloon mitral valvuloplasty (BMV) has been performed safely during pregnancy with good results. Reports are few on long-term effects of BMV on childhood development. Methods: BMV was performed in 40 pregnant women (age 23.4±4.8 years) with severe mitral stenosis at 24.2±4.6 weeks of gestation. Results: Mitral valve area increased from 0.82±0.34 to 1.9±0.4 cm 2 ( P
ISSN:0020-7292
1879-3479
DOI:10.1016/j.ijgo.2003.09.005