Pregnancy and Delivery in Functional Single Ventricle Patient; Successful Long-Term Outcome after Right Ventricle Exclusion and Fontan Operation.
10.4070/kcj.2016.46.1.111
- Author:
Sang Yoon KIM
1
;
Sungkyu CHO
;
Eunseok CHOI
;
Woong Han KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea. woonghan@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Fontan procedure;
Ebstein anomaly;
Pregnancy;
Delivery, obstetric;
Heart failure
- MeSH:
Arrhythmias, Cardiac;
Cesarean Section;
Delivery, Obstetric;
Ebstein Anomaly;
Female;
Fontan Procedure*;
Gestational Age;
Heart Failure;
Heart Ventricles*;
Humans;
Korea;
Neonatology;
Pregnancy*;
Risk Assessment
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
2016;46(1):111-114
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Twenty-six-year-old Ebstein's anomaly patient, who had failed both biventricular and one-and-a-half repair, underwent right ventricle exclusion and Fontan operation. She completed pregnancy and delivery owing to the excellent long-term clinical course. Although the caesarean section was performed due to symptoms of heart failure on the gestational age of 32+6 weeks, preterm delivery was agreeable with neonatology support. In Korea, there has not yet been a case of pregnancy and delivery of functional single ventricle patient because most patients have been discouraged from getting pregnant. However, functional single ventricle patient can endure pregnancy and delivery, if valve function and ventricular contractility, status of Fontan pathway and absence of arrhythmia predict favorable outcome as presented in this case. Although the patient maintained her pregnancy without anticoagulation owing to laminar flow in the Fontan pathway and absence of thromboembolic event, anticoagulation should be considered, weighing the benefits and risks during the pregnancy.
