Pregnancy after Prosthetic Aortic Valve Replacement: How Do We Monitor Prosthetic Valvular Function during Pregnancy?
Background. With modern medicine, many women after structural heart repair are deciding to experience pregnancy. There is a need for further study to identify normal echocardiographic parameters to better assess prosthetic valvular function in pregnancy. In addition, a multidisciplinary approach is...
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| description | Background. With modern medicine, many women after structural heart repair are deciding to experience pregnancy. There is a need for further study to identify normal echocardiographic parameters to better assess prosthetic valvular function in pregnancy. In addition, a multidisciplinary approach is essential in managing pregnant patients with complex cardiac conditions. Case. A 22-year-old nulliparous woman with an aortic valve replacement 18 months prior to her pregnancy presented to prenatal care at 20-week gestation. During her prenatal care, serial echocardiography showed a significant increase in the mean gradient across the prosthetic aortic valve. Multidisciplinary management and a serial echocardiography played an integral role in her care that resulted in a successful spontaneous vaginal delivery without complications. Conclusion. Further characterization of the normal echocardiographic parameters in pregnant patients with prosthetic valves is critical to optimize prenatal care for this patient population. This case report is novel in that serial echocardiograms were obtained throughout prenatal care, which showed significant changes across the prosthetic aortic valve. Teaching Points. (1) Further study is needed to identify normal echocardiographic parameters to best assess prosthetic valvular function in pregnancy. (2) Multidisciplinary management is encouraged to optimize prenatal care for women with prosthetic aortic valve replacements. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-02ac7679e2ef454e854dbe59514d89672025-02-03T07:25:20ZengWileyCase Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology2090-66842090-66922018-01-01201810.1155/2018/49359574935957Pregnancy after Prosthetic Aortic Valve Replacement: How Do We Monitor Prosthetic Valvular Function during Pregnancy?Nicole Sahasrabudhe0Nickolas Teigen1Diana S. Wolfe2Cynthia Taub3Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USADepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USADepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USADepartment of Cardiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USABackground. With modern medicine, many women after structural heart repair are deciding to experience pregnancy. There is a need for further study to identify normal echocardiographic parameters to better assess prosthetic valvular function in pregnancy. In addition, a multidisciplinary approach is essential in managing pregnant patients with complex cardiac conditions. Case. A 22-year-old nulliparous woman with an aortic valve replacement 18 months prior to her pregnancy presented to prenatal care at 20-week gestation. During her prenatal care, serial echocardiography showed a significant increase in the mean gradient across the prosthetic aortic valve. Multidisciplinary management and a serial echocardiography played an integral role in her care that resulted in a successful spontaneous vaginal delivery without complications. Conclusion. Further characterization of the normal echocardiographic parameters in pregnant patients with prosthetic valves is critical to optimize prenatal care for this patient population. This case report is novel in that serial echocardiograms were obtained throughout prenatal care, which showed significant changes across the prosthetic aortic valve. Teaching Points. (1) Further study is needed to identify normal echocardiographic parameters to best assess prosthetic valvular function in pregnancy. (2) Multidisciplinary management is encouraged to optimize prenatal care for women with prosthetic aortic valve replacements.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4935957 |
| spellingShingle | Nicole Sahasrabudhe Nickolas Teigen Diana S. Wolfe Cynthia Taub Pregnancy after Prosthetic Aortic Valve Replacement: How Do We Monitor Prosthetic Valvular Function during Pregnancy? Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| title | Pregnancy after Prosthetic Aortic Valve Replacement: How Do We Monitor Prosthetic Valvular Function during Pregnancy? |
| title_full | Pregnancy after Prosthetic Aortic Valve Replacement: How Do We Monitor Prosthetic Valvular Function during Pregnancy? |
| title_fullStr | Pregnancy after Prosthetic Aortic Valve Replacement: How Do We Monitor Prosthetic Valvular Function during Pregnancy? |
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| title_short | Pregnancy after Prosthetic Aortic Valve Replacement: How Do We Monitor Prosthetic Valvular Function during Pregnancy? |
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