Acute heart failure in pregnancy: importance of a timely multidisciplinary approach to recognition and management

Increased cardiovascular demands of pregnancy may unmask occult diseases, such as dilated cardiomyopathy or valvular stenosis, or precipitate peripartum cardiomyopathy. We report a case of the emergency management and delivery of a young pregnant woman who presented with acute decompensated heart fa...

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Autores principales: Chacko Sanoj, De Bono Joseph, Marshall Howard, Haseeb Yumna B., Haseeb Sohaib, Morris Katie, Thorne Sara
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Publicado: Sciendo 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/89d84118d6914532a01bd6dc75857a74
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Sumario:Increased cardiovascular demands of pregnancy may unmask occult diseases, such as dilated cardiomyopathy or valvular stenosis, or precipitate peripartum cardiomyopathy. We report a case of the emergency management and delivery of a young pregnant woman who presented with acute decompensated heart failure that was not immediately recognized. An emergency transfer to a tertiary care institution was arranged. Once diagnosed, the patient received multidisciplinary care shared between cardiologists, obstetricians, cardiac anesthetists, a neonatologist, and a midwife, resulting in good maternal and fetal outcomes.