Open AccessTranscatheter therapy for Lutembacher′s syndrome: The road less travelled
Author(s) -
Ramalingam Vadivelu,
Saujatya Chakraborty,
Shiv Bagga
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
annals of pediatric cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-2069
pISSN - 0974-5149
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2069.126551
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous , ventricle , balloon , cardiology , right atrium , cardiac catheterization , surgery , mitral valvuloplasty
An 18-year-old male with Lutembacher's syndrome underwent balloon mitral valvotomy (BMV) and device closure of the atrial septal defect (ASD). BMV necessitated technical modification of taking the Inoue balloon over the wire (OTW) into the left ventricle (LV). The procedure was complicated by slippage of ASD device into the right atrium, which was managed successfully by percutaneous retrieval, and deployment of a larger device. The case highlights the challenges associated with the seemingly easy transcatheter therapy for this disease entity.