Inoue balloon mitral valvotomy in a 4-year-old boy : to treat fulminant rheumatic mitral stenosis

Mitral stenosis in children often has a fulminant and rapid course. Percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy is accepted as the treatment of choice for mitral stenosis not only in adults, but also in younger patients who have pliable valves. Balloon mitral valvotomy has yielded good immediate and long-term results. Herein, we report successful Inoue balloon mitral valvotomy in a 4-year-old boy who had severe, symptomatic rheumatic mitral stenosis. To our knowledge, our patient is the youngest to have undergone this procedure. In addition to the case description, we discuss the features of juvenile rheumatic mitral stenosis and several technical aspects of performing the Inoue balloon mitral valvotomy procedure in children.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2012

Erschienen:

2012

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:39

Enthalten in:

Texas Heart Institute journal - 39(2012), 1 vom: 01., Seite 108-11

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kapoor, Aditya [VerfasserIn]
Moorthy, Nagaraja [VerfasserIn]
Kumar, Sudeep [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Age factors
Balloon dilation/instrumentation/methods
Case Reports
Child, preschool
Disease-free survival
Journal Article
Mitral valve stenosis/therapy
Rheumatic heart disease/therapy
Treatment outcome

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 12.11.2012

Date Revised 21.10.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM216148316