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Balloon valvuloplasty using the Inoue balloon successfully treated two pregnant patients with severe mitral stenosis, suggesting it may be the technique of choice for selected cases.
Balloon valvuloplasty using the Inoue balloon can be a successful therapeutic option for severe mitral stenosis during pregnancy.
Supports Inoue balloon valvuloplasty consideration in selected pregnant patients with severe mitral stenosis; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective confirmation before practice change.
The burden of pregnancy in patients with severe mitral stenosis continues to present a therapeutic challenge. We present two such cases successfully treated with balloon valvuloplasty using the Inoue balloon. The unique features of this balloon may render it the technique of choice for selected pregnant patients with severe mitral stenosis.
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Gangbar et al. (1992) studied this question. Balloon valvuloplasty using the Inoue balloon successfully treated two pregnant patients with severe mitral stenosis, suggesting it may be the technique of choice for selected cases.
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