Against all odds: successful pregnancy in an adult patient with unrepaired coarctation of the aorta.
Davide SoriceRosaria BarracanoBerardo SarubbiPublished in: Cardiology in the young (2024)
According to the modified World Health Organization classification, pregnant women with unrepaired aortic coarctation are at very high risk for both maternal and fetal complications and should, therefore, be counselled against pregnancy. The most frequent maternal complications include systemic hypertension, renal failure, preeclampsia, and aortic dissection. Herein, we describe a successful pregnancy in an adult patient with unrepaired aortic coarctation.
Keyphrases
- aortic dissection
- pregnancy outcomes
- pregnant women
- aortic valve
- preterm birth
- case report
- pulmonary artery
- arterial hypertension
- blood pressure
- machine learning
- left ventricular
- risk factors
- birth weight
- deep learning
- heart failure
- pulmonary hypertension
- coronary artery
- physical activity
- body mass index
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- atrial fibrillation
- drug induced