ABSTRACT
Atrioventricular block (AVB) during pregnancy is a rare situation. Women carriers of AVB support generally well pregnancy. Currently, there is no established consensus guiding peripartum management, and the course of action is guided by observational studies. We report the case of a parturient carrier of a congenital AVB discovered at the end of pregnancy.
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Atrioventricular Block/diagnosis , Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular/diagnosis , Adult , Atrioventricular Block/therapy , Cesarean Section , Female , Humans , Obstetric Labor Complications/diagnosis , Obstetric Labor Complications/therapy , Pregnancy , Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular/therapy , Pregnancy Trimester, Third , Prenatal Diagnosis , Trial of LaborABSTRACT
We report the observation of a 25-year-old pregnant patient of 39 weeks of amenorrhea proposed for elective cesarean section. This patient suffers from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy since the age of 12. She has an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). The peculiarities of the ICD in the parturient and the perioperative management of the patient are being reported in this paper.
Subject(s)
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic/physiopathology , Cesarean Section , Defibrillators, Implantable , Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular/physiopathology , Adult , Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic/therapy , Female , Humans , Perioperative Care/methods , Pregnancy , Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular/therapyABSTRACT
Guillain Barre syndrome is an autoimmune disorder characterized by an acute demyelinisation in the peripheral nervous system. It is an extremely rare situation during pregnancy. There are at present no recommendations concerning the mode of delivery and the anesthetic management. We report a case of Guillain Barre Syndrome at the 38 th week gestation proposed for cesarean section.
