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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
'''Lutembacher's syndrome'''is a rare form of [[congenital heart disease]]. It refers to a combination of congenital [[atrial septal defect]] complicated by an acquired [[mitral stenosis]]. | '''Lutembacher's syndrome'''is a rare form of [[congenital heart disease]]. It refers to a combination of congenital [[atrial septal defect]] complicated by an acquired [[mitral stenosis]]. | ||
==Pathophysiology== | ==Pathophysiology== |
Revision as of 21:07, 6 August 2013
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Lutembacher's syndromeis a rare form of congenital heart disease. It refers to a combination of congenital atrial septal defect complicated by an acquired mitral stenosis.
Pathophysiology
Epidemiology and Demographics
This is a very rare disease. The incidence is 0.001/1000000[1].
Risk Factors
Natural history, Complications and Prognosis
References
- ↑ Berry NS, Bauman JL, Gallastegui JL, Bauma W, Beckman KJ, Hariman RJ (1988). "Analysis of antiarrhythmic drug concentrations determined during electrophysiologic drug testing in patients with inducible tachycardias". Am J Cardiol. 61 (11): 922–4. PMID 3354470.