Right to left interatrial shunting following balloon mitral valvuloplasty

N Goldberg; C F Roman; S D Cha; R Weiner; V Maranhao; J Eldredge; J Fernandez

doi:10.1002/ccd.1810160214

Right to left interatrial shunting following balloon mitral valvuloplasty

Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1989 Feb;16(2):133-5. doi: 10.1002/ccd.1810160214.

Authors

N Goldberg¹, C F Roman, S D Cha, R Weiner, V Maranhao, J Eldredge, J Fernandez

Affiliation

¹ Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, NJ 08015.

PMID: 2644043
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.1810160214

Abstract

A complication of balloon mitral valvuloplasty is development of left-to-right interatrial shunt. This report describes right-to-left interatrial shunting following balloon mitral valvuloplasty in a patient with mitral stenosis, tricuspid regurgitation and pulmonary hypertension.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Aortic Valve Insufficiency / complications
Catheterization / adverse effects*
Female
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / etiology*
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / surgery
Humans
Hypertension, Pulmonary / complications
Mitral Valve Stenosis / therapy*