Pregnancy Complicated by Severe Bioprosthetic Mitral Valve Stenosis Treated by Valve-in-Valve Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement.

Journal: JACC. Case Reports
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Abstract

The number of women with cardiac disease achieving pregnancy has increased and continues to rise. Traditional surgical cardiac interventions carry a high risk of morbidity and mortality for both mother and fetus during pregnancy. Transcatheter valve replacement is reserved for high-risk surgical candidates, but not widely used during pregnancy. Only 3 prior cases have been reported in which a transcatheter mitral valve replacement was done during pregnancy, all of which were performed before fetal viability. This paper presents the first reported case of a patient who had severe bioprosthetic mitral valve stenosis who underwent transcatheter mitral valve replacement via a valve-in-valve approach at 25 weeks' gestation with good maternal and fetal outcome. Transcatheter mitral valve replacement via a valve-in-valve approach may be a safer and effective alternative to surgical replacement when termination of pregnancy is not sought for severe bioprosthetic mitral valve stenosis.

Authors
Kathy Mostajeran, Harrison Vandolah, Phillip Gideon, Timothy Byrne, Nayo Williams, Christopher Huls, Ravi Gunatilake
Relevant Conditions

Mitral Stenosis