Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 70, Issue 6 , Pages 253-256, June 2007

Transcatheter Therapy of Lutembacher Syndrome

  • Chi-Lin Ho

      Affiliations

    • Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Department of Pediatrics, Cheng-Ching Hospital, Taichung, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Kae-Woei Liang

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Department of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Yun-Ching Fu

      Affiliations

    • Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Department of Pediatrics, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Yun-Ching Fu, Department of Pediatrics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, 160, Section 3, Chung-Kang Road, Taichung 407, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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  • Sheng-Ling Jan

      Affiliations

    • Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Ming-Chi Lin

      Affiliations

    • Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Ching-Shiang Chi

      Affiliations

    • Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Betau Hwang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 27 October 2006; accepted 3 April 2007.

Article Outline

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.

Key Words:  atrial septal defect , heart catheterization , Lutembacher syndrome , mitral stenosis

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PII: S1726-4901(09)70369-7

doi:10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70369-7

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 70, Issue 6 , Pages 253-256, June 2007

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