EXPORT CITATION

Chapter-32 Thromboembolic Complications during Balloon Mitral Valvotomy

BOOK TITLE: Percutaneous Mitral Valvotomy

Author
1. PK Dash
ISBN
9789352701926
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/14152_33
Edition
2/e
Publishing Year
2018
Pages
7
Author Affiliations
1. Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Anantapur, India
Chapter keywords
Embolic phenomena, balloon mitral valvuloplasty, BMV, neurological embolism, transesophageal echocardiography, TEE, spontaneous echo contrast, SEC

Abstract

Embolic phenomena is a potential and severe complication of percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty (BMV) and can be devastating, since the rheumatic process itself is quite prevalent in the younger population (the average age of a person undergoing BMV in our institution is 27.9 years). The incidence of systemic embolism during BMV has been reported to be less than 5% and only 0.6% with the Inoue technique. Incidence and etiology, risk factors for systemic embolism during BMV, predictors of systemic embolism in patients undergoing BMV, neurological embolism and its management, and role of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in preventing thromboembolic episodes during BMV are covered in this chapter.

Related Books

© 2019 Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) LTD.   |   All Rights Reserved