Elective caesarean section and haemodynamic studies in a case of "tight" mitral stenosis

ABSTRACT

A case of "tight" mitral stenosis in whom an elective caesarean section was performed at term is presented. The result was satisfactory. Whereas vaginal delivery is the treatment of choice for most cases of pregnancy complicated by mitral stenosis we feel there is a place for elective caesarean section in certain cases of "tight" mitral stenosis with severe pulmonary hypertension, where for one reason or another the patient has refused to undergo antepartum valvotomy (AU)