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Case Reports
. 2007 Jun;70(6):253-6.
doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70369-7.

Transcatheter therapy of Lutembacher syndrome

Chi-Lin Ho  1 , Kae-Woei Liang, Yun-Ching Fu, Sheng-Ling Jan, Ming-Chi Lin, Ching-Shiang Chi, Betau Hwang
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Transcatheter therapy of Lutembacher syndrome

Chi-Lin Ho et al. J Chin Med Assoc. 2007 Jun.
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Abstract

Lutembacher syndrome is a combination of congenital atrial septal defect (ASD) and acquired mitral stenosis (MS). The combination of these 2 diseases has hemodynamic influences on each other and the degree of MS may be underestimated. Traditionally, Lutembacher syndrome is corrected by surgical treatment. Nowadays, these 2 diseases are amenable to transcatheter treatment without the need for surgery. Here, we describe a 28-year-old female with Lutembacher syndrome who benefited from combined transcatheter therapy of balloon valvuloplasty for MS and device closure for ASD with an Amplatzer septal occluder.

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