Lutembacher Syndrome from the State of Bihar, India: A Case Report
Journal Title: MGM JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 3
Abstract
Lutembacher syndrome refers to a combination of an atrial septal defect and a mitral stenosis (MS). It is a rare disease in which both the pathologies intermix and cause changes to the hemodynamics and resultant disease course. This is to report a case of Lutembacher syndrome from the state of Bihar.
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