Occurrence of Lutembacher syndrome in a rural regional hospital: case report from Buea, Cameroon.

Autor:	Aminde LN; 1 Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon ; 2 Department of Internal Medicine, General Hospital Douala, Douala, Cameroon ; 3 St Elisabeth Catholic General Hospital, Cardiothoracic Centre, Shisong, Cameroon., Dzudie AT; 1 Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon ; 2 Department of Internal Medicine, General Hospital Douala, Douala, Cameroon ; 3 St Elisabeth Catholic General Hospital, Cardiothoracic Centre, Shisong, Cameroon., Takah NF; 1 Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon ; 2 Department of Internal Medicine, General Hospital Douala, Douala, Cameroon ; 3 St Elisabeth Catholic General Hospital, Cardiothoracic Centre, Shisong, Cameroon., Ambassa JC; 1 Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon ; 2 Department of Internal Medicine, General Hospital Douala, Douala, Cameroon ; 3 St Elisabeth Catholic General Hospital, Cardiothoracic Centre, Shisong, Cameroon., Mapoh SY; 1 Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon ; 2 Department of Internal Medicine, General Hospital Douala, Douala, Cameroon ; 3 St Elisabeth Catholic General Hospital, Cardiothoracic Centre, Shisong, Cameroon., Tantchou JC; 1 Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon ; 2 Department of Internal Medicine, General Hospital Douala, Douala, Cameroon ; 3 St Elisabeth Catholic General Hospital, Cardiothoracic Centre, Shisong, Cameroon.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy [Cardiovasc Diagn Ther] 2014 Jun; Vol. 4 (3), pp. 263-6.
DOI:	10.3978/j.issn.2223-3652.2014.06.01
Abstrakt:	Introduction: Lutembacher syndrome (LS) is a rare cardiac clinical entity marked by the combination of an atrial septal defect (ASD) and mitral stenosis (MS). Its prognosis is influenced by several factors. Case Report: We present the case of a young adult male who presented with a 10-month history of exertional dyspnea, orthopnoea, fatigue and cough. Clinical examination revealed features suggestive of advanced congestive heart failure. Echocardiography revealed severe MS and a secundum type ASD with pulmonary hypertension. Patient died on second day of admission. Conclusions: LS is a very rare condition. The outcome is better if treated before the onset of heart failure and pulmonary hypertension. However, surgical and percutaneous trans-catheter therapy is costly and not readily available in low-income settings in developing countries.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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