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Chapter-37 Percutaneous Mitral Valvotomy in Pregnancy

BOOK TITLE: Percutaneous Mitral Valvotomy

Author
1. Reddy Shyam Sundar
ISBN
9789352701926
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/14152_38
Edition
2/e
Publishing Year
2018
Pages
13
Author Affiliations
1. Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India
Chapter keywords
Percutaneous mitral valvotomy, PMV, pregnancy, closed mitral valvotomy, CMV, open mitral valvotomy, OMV, medical therapy, mitral stenosis

Abstract

Pregnancy is a hyperdynamic state characterized by an increase in cardiac output, heart rate and oxygen consumption. The hemodynamic changes associated with pregnancy may be viewed as normal adaptation to the 15–20% increase in oxygen consumption required by the fetus. During the first trimester, blood volume increases up to 60% above the values in the nonpregnant state. This chapter covers the medical therapy, interventions in mitral stenosis in pregnancy, percutaneous mitral valvotomy (PMV) in pregnancy, and short- and long-term outcomes following PMV in pregnancy. Percutaneous mitral valvotomy is an effective alternative for the management of patients with mitral stenosis during pregnancy. It was first performed by Inoue et al. in 1984 and has proved to be a safe procedure for the mother and child, with outstanding short-term results.

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