Pregnancy and the univentricular heart: case report and literature review
| Autor: | J.A Pickett, R Buckland |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Pregnancy business.industry Obstetrics and Gynecology Disease medicine.disease Pulmonary hypertension Thrombosis Univentricular heart Surgery Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Ventricle Great arteries Superior vena cava Internal medicine cardiovascular system medicine Cardiology business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia. 9:55-63 |
| ISSN: | 0959-289X |
| DOI: | 10.1054/ijoa.1999.0341 |
| Popis: | The univentricular heart is a rare form of congenital cardiac disease. We report the successful management of a parturient with a single ventricle, transposition of the great arteries, pulmonary hypertension and thrombosis of the superior vena cava. The univentricular heart is discussed in detail and the outcome in other mothers with similar cardiac anomalies is reviewed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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