Resumen

DE ZUBIRIA, Alejandra I.; WILLS, Beatriz; BUITRAGO, Andrés F.  y  MORENO, Jerson Quitian. Emergency percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty in a patient with refractory pulmonary oedema. Rev. Colomb. Cardiol. [online]. 2018, vol.25, n.1, pp.101-101. ISSN 0120-5633.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rccar.2017.06.003.

Mitral valve stenosis is usually caused by rheumatic fever. Although it is an uncommon disease in developed countries, it is prevalent in developing countries where approximately two-thirds of the world population lives, making this condition a common valve disease. It is important to consider mitral stenosis in the differential diagnosis of patients with acute refractory cardiogenic pulmonary oedema, and emergency percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty as the definitive treatment.

The case is presented of a 21 year-old female with acute refractory cardiogenic pulmonary oedema, secondary to a very severe mitral stenosis of rheumatic origin, and who was treated with an urgent percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty. A review of mitral stenosis is presented, and the treatment is examined, with special emphasis on cases of emergency percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty published in the literature.

Palabras clave : Stenosis; Mitral valve; Valvuloplasty; Acute pulmonary oedema.

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