Juvenile Mitral Stenosis Presenting as Acute Pulmonary Edema Treated with Balloon Mitral Valvotomy

Juvenile mitral stenosis is defined by poor left atrial emptying due to limited opening of the mitral-valve orifice in patients under the age of 20 years. Balloon mitral valvotomy is the current treatment of choice for juvenile mitral stenosis. Here we report a case of a 14-year-old female presentin...

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Main Authors: Newton Ghosh, Priyavardhan Mishra, Kshitij Balwaik, Anant Patil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-10-01
Series:Heart Views
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/heartviews.heartviews_136_24
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