Mitral stenosis with term pregnancy: how to manage this case?

Abstract

From heart disease complicating pregnancy, rheumatic mitral stenosis occupies a larger part. Physiological changes during pregnancy and the impact of pathological mitral stenosis on pregnancy and labor are important to know. A multidisciplinary approach to the diagnosis and treatment reduces mortality and morbidity. We report the case of a patient with mitral stenosis moderately tight with term pregnancy and perioperative management.

Keywords

• mitral stenosis
• pregnancy
• heart disease
• rheumatic heart disease