Sudden onset of severe pulmonary edema after emergency cesarean section

Abstract

Abstract Mitral valve stenosis (MS) associated with rheumatic disease no longer represents a major heart problem during the perinatal period in Japan. Here we present a case of acute heart failure due to MS after emergency cesarean section (CS). The patient was transferred due to the development of fetal distress at 36 weeks gestation and underwent an emergency CS under general anesthesia. She developed acute heart failure immediately postoperatively and was diagnosed with MS associated with pulmonary artery hypertension for the first time. She underwent percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy and was discharged from our hospital in good condition.

Keywords

• Pulmonary Edema
• Remifentanil
• Acute Heart Failure
• Mitral Valve Stenosis
• Fetal Distress