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Favourable pregnancy outcome in a woman with secondary pulmonary hypertension complicating mitral stenosis
Affiliations- 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland, Poland
- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland, Poland
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Abstract
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a rare condition with a high incidence of maternal and perinatal mortality (30–56% and 10–13%, respectively). Pulmonary hypertension is a contraindication to pregnancy because of high risk of maternal death, therefore the World Health Organisation (WHO) advises to discuss a termination in the event of pregnancy with women suffering from PH.
Abstract
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a rare condition with a high incidence of maternal and perinatal mortality (30–56% and 10–13%, respectively). Pulmonary hypertension is a contraindication to pregnancy because of high risk of maternal death, therefore the World Health Organisation (WHO) advises to discuss a termination in the event of pregnancy with women suffering from PH.
Keywords
pregnancy, cardiovascular disorders, mitral stenosis, pulmonary hypertension
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Favourable pregnancy outcome in a woman with secondary pulmonary hypertension complicating mitral stenosis
Journal
Issue
Article type
Clinical vignette
Pages
276-277
Published online
2017-05-31
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Bibliographic record
Ginekol Pol 2017;88(5):276-277.
Keywords
pregnancy
cardiovascular disorders
mitral stenosis
pulmonary hypertension
Authors
Monika Szpotanska-Sikorska
Natalia Mazanowska
Krzysztof Jankowski
Barbara Lichodziejewska
Dorota Bomba-Opoń
