Primary Presentation of Pulmonary Hypertension in the Peripartum

Malamo E. Countouris, MD; Arun Jeyabalan, MD, MS; John C. Caldwell, MD; Jenifer E. Lee, MD; Gavin W. Hickey, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Jan 2020)

Primary Presentation of Pulmonary Hypertension in the Peripartum

Malamo E. Countouris, MD,
Arun Jeyabalan, MD, MS,
John C. Caldwell, MD,
Jenifer E. Lee, MD,
Gavin W. Hickey, MD

Affiliations

Malamo E. Countouris, MD: Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Address for correspondence: Dr. Malamo Countouris, Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh, B-571.3 Scaife Hall, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213.
Arun Jeyabalan, MD, MS: Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Services, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
John C. Caldwell, MD: Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jenifer E. Lee, MD: Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Gavin W. Hickey, MD: Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 1
pp. 125 – 130

Abstract

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A Bosnian woman at 20 weeks’ gestation presented with dyspnea and hypoxia. She was diagnosed with Eisenmenger physiology with severe pulmonary hypertension, ventricular septal defect, and patent ductus arteriosus. Given high maternal mortality, coordination of care with a multidisciplinary team approach may allow for best possible outcomes. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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