Mitral Valvuloplasty of Infective Endocarditis During Pregnancy

Miyaki, Y.; Higami, T.; Ishikawa, N.; Takagi, N.; Tachibana, K.; Hagiwara, T.

Kyobu Geka. Japanese Journal of Thoracic Surgery 68(12): 985-989

2015


ISSN/ISBN: 0021-5252
PMID: 26555912
Document Number: 685676
This report describes a case in which we treated a patient who developed infective endocarditis in the mitral valve at 28 weeks' gestation. The condition was resolved by performing mitral valvuloplasty 2 days after an emergency cesarean section. Although the patient was in a relatively stable period at 32 weeks' gestation, the mother had an extremely high risk of embolism;thus, emergency surgery was required. We believe that an accurate diagnosis in a timely manner and a valvuloplasty shortly after cesarean section saved the life of the mother and child.

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