Homograft aortic root replacement during pregnancy.
Publication/Presentation Date
7-1-2002
Abstract
Operative cardiac interventions have been performed on pregnant women with varying degrees of success since the late 1950s. Currently, reported maternal mortality for cardiac operations is similar to the mortality rate for nonpregnant female patients. However, fetal mortality remains high, at approximately 20%. Aortic root replacement with an aortic homograft in a 34-year-old pregnant woman with bacterial endocarditis at 18 weeks gestation is presented. Fetal echocardiography during and after bypass was employed.
Volume
74
Issue
1
First Page
243
Last Page
245
ISSN
0003-4975
Published In/Presented At
Gopal, K., Hudson, I. M., Ludmir, J., Braffman, M. N., Ewing, S., Bavaria, J. E., Wong, K. L., & Bridges, C. R. (2002). Homograft aortic root replacement during pregnancy. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 74(1), 243–245. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0003-4975(02)03590-7
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
12118771
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article