Infective endocarditis in pregnancy requiring simultaneous emergent caesarean section and mitral valve replacement: a case report.
Shiori Maruichi-KawakamiKazuya NagaoTakenori KanazawaTsukasa InadaPublished in: European heart journal. Case reports (2021)
Difficulties are associated with the selection of an operative plan and its timing for IE during pregnancy. Heart failure due to IE requires urgent surgery when medical treatment cannot stabilize the patient. However, cardiopulmonary bypass and medicine for pregnant women adversely affect the foetus. Therefore, the timing of surgery and delivery needs to be selected by a multi-disciplinary team and in consideration of the maternal condition and foetal maturity.
Keyphrases
- mitral valve
- minimally invasive
- pregnant women
- heart failure
- coronary artery bypass
- pregnancy outcomes
- surgical site infection
- left ventricular
- case report
- palliative care
- left atrial
- atrial fibrillation
- quality improvement
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- coronary artery disease
- combination therapy
- acute coronary syndrome
- replacement therapy
- weight loss