Aortic stenosis and pregnancy: a case report and review of peripartum anesthetic management
KMJ-Kuwait Medical Journal. 2008; 40 (1): 64-66
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ABSTRACT
Pregnancy and the peripartum period represent a physiological burden for the patient with aortic valve stenosis. Maintaining cardiovascular stability with optimal hemodynamic parameters and adequate systemic perfusion pressure during the anesthetic management of patients with aortic stenosis can be extremely challenging. Although epidural regional anesthesia for delivery and labor is traditionally contraindicated in these patients, we report a successful and uncomplicated epidural anesthesia in a patient with severe aortic stenosis scheduled for elective induction of labor
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IMEMR (Mediterraneo Oriental)
Asunto principal:
Complicaciones Cardiovasculares del Embarazo
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Embarazo
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Literatura de Revisión como Asunto
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Anestesia Epidural
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Trabajo de Parto Inducido
Tipo de estudio:
Informe de Casos
Límite:
Femenino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Kuwait Med. J.
Año:
2008
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