Pulmonary arterial hypertension and pregnancy

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2013

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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications

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info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess

Özet

This is the case report of a pregnant woman who refused pregnancy termination when diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) functional class 2-3 at the 24th week of gestation and of her newborn. A pregnant woman with PAH functional class 2-3 was treated with inhaled prostacyclin analog ( iloprost), oral sildenafil, oxygen, and low molecular weight heparin. She delivered at 32nd week by Cesarean section. The infant required oxygen up to 36th week postconceptional age and had a short steroid treatment. The mother needed close cardiovascular monitorization, intensive oxygen and pulmonary vasodilator therapy for 2 months and was discharged with oxygen and oral iloprost treatment. A multidisciplinary approach together with pulmonary vasodilator therapy may be succesful in such a high-risk pregnant woman.

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Iloprost, newborn, pregnancy, pulmonary hypertension, sildenafil, survival, therapy

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Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

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N/A

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18

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1

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