| Pregnancy and pulmonary hypertension. | |
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PMID: 21277457 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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When pulmonary hypertension (PH) occurs in pregnancy, physiologic stress can overwhelm an already strained right ventricle resulting in right ventricular failure and death. Mortality remains unacceptably high (25%-30%). Patients with PH should be counseled to avoid pregnancy. This article discusses the physiologic changes of pregnancy that make it difficult for patients with PH, the pitfalls of transthoracic echocardiography in diagnosing PH in pregnancy, and the historical data regarding mortality. The causes of development of PH during pregnancy are discussed, and the limited data on management of patients with PH who choose to carry their pregnancy to term are reviewed. |
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Authors:
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C Randall Lane; Terence K Trow |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Clinics in chest medicine Volume: 32 ISSN: 1557-8216 ISO Abbreviation: Clin. Chest Med. Publication Date: 2011 Mar |
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Created Date: 2011-01-31 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7907612 Medline TA: Clin Chest Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 165-74 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, PO Box 208057, New Haven, CT 06520-8057, USA. |
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