Maternal and fetal outcomes in pregnant women undergoing balloon mitral valvotomy for rheumatic mitral stenosis

Background: Rheumatic mitral stenosis constitutes a major cause of acquired heart disease complicating pregnancy in India. In the present study, we have studied the fetal and maternal outcomes of women undergoing balloon mitral valvotomy during pregnancy. Methods and results: 49 pregnant ladies were...

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Main Authors: Desabandhu Vinayakumar, G.V. Vinod, Suresh Madhavan, Mangalath Narayanan Krishnan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-11-01
Series:Indian Heart Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483216300633