Why the study?
Stroke after percutaneous trans-septal mitral commissurotomy is an unusual complication that significantly impacts quality of life, warranting a stepwise clinical approach.
Thrombolytic therapy can be successfully used to treat stroke following percutaneous trans-septal mitral commissurotomy.
Thrombolysis may be feasible for PTMC-related stroke; this case leaves open validation of the proposed stepwise approach.
Stroke following percutaneous trans-septal mitral commissurotomy (PTMC) is an unusual complication that could significantly affect the quality of life of the patients, particularly the young and active ones. We present a middle-aged woman who experienced stroke following PTMC and successfully treated with thrombolytic therapy regarding the potential adverse effects of this type of therapy. Also, we present a simple novel stepwise clinical approach for PTMC-related stroke.
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