Open Heart Surgery i n a Pregnant Woman with Prosthetic Valve Failure.
- Author:
Hyun Joo LEE
1
;
Ki Bong KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pregnancy;
Heart surgery
- MeSH:
Cardiopulmonary Bypass;
Cesarean Section;
Female;
Fetus;
Heart*;
Humans;
Mothers;
Pregnancy;
Pregnancy Trimester, Third;
Pregnant Women*;
Reoperation;
Thoracic Surgery*
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2001;34(3):240-242
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Open heart surgery during pregnancy can adversely affect both the mother and the fetus by the cardiopulmonary bypass process. We experienced a redo open heart surgery for prosthetic valve failure in the third trimester of pregnancy. Cesarean section was performed 20 hours prior to the cardiac reoperation and both the mother and the baby recovered uneventfully.
