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Balloon dilatation of congenital mitral stenosis in a critically ill infant
Author(s) -
Aziz Bilkis Abdul,
Alwi Mazeni
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1522-726x(199910)48:2<191::aid-ccd14>3.0.co;2-y
Subject(s) - medicine , critically ill , stenosis , balloon dilatation , cardiology , hemodynamics , balloon
We report a case of a 14‐month‐old‐infant with severe congenital mitral stenosis who presented with pulmonary oedema, acute renal failure and haemodynamic instability. Balloon dilatation was successfully performed under fluoroscopic and transesopha‐geal echocardiographic guidance. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 48:191–193, 1999. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.