[Successful therapy and rehabilitation following stroke in a pregnant woman with prosthetic aortic valve]

Autor: Małgorzata, Dobosiewicz, Władysław, Sinkiewicz, Magdalena, Mackiewicz Milewska, Danuta, Karasek, Anna, Sinkiewicz, Sabina, Lach Inszczak, Robert, Bujak, Jan, Błażejewski, Dorota, Bednarska, Anita, Woźniak Wiśniewska
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Kardiologia polska. 69(6)
ISSN: 1897-4279
Popis: This report describes a case of a 40 year-old woman with implanted aortic prosthetic valve, who experienced thrombo-embolic complication in a form of ischaemic stroke in 15 week of pregnancy. At the beginning of the event, the patient suffered from mixed aphasia, right-side paresis and depressive syndrome. Thanks to cooperation of many specialists, especially rehabilitation team, she restored overall physical efficiency, speaking ability, delivered a healthy child, and returned to normal family and social activity. Problems of anti-thrombotic therapy during pregnancy in patients with prosthetic valves are discussed.
Databáze: OpenAIRE