Solely MRI-Guided Cardiac Catheterization for Assessment of Pulmonary Hypertension in a Pregnant Lady with Undiagnosed Congenital Heart Disease
Pregnancy in women with complex congenital heart disease (CHD) can be poorly tolerated. Amongst pregnant women with CHD and pulmonary hypertension (PH), the mortality rate can be as high as 30%. Cardiac catheterization procedures for assessment of haemodynamics and pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Wiley
2020-01-01
|
| Series: | Case Reports in Cardiology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3072869 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1832550459326332928 |
|---|---|
| author | Aphrodite Tzifa Ioannis Polymerou Dimitra Loggitsi |
| author_facet | Aphrodite Tzifa Ioannis Polymerou Dimitra Loggitsi |
| author_sort | Aphrodite Tzifa |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Pregnancy in women with complex congenital heart disease (CHD) can be poorly tolerated. Amongst pregnant women with CHD and pulmonary hypertension (PH), the mortality rate can be as high as 30%. Cardiac catheterization procedures for assessment of haemodynamics and pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) are often required in this patient population for risk stratification. However, during the first few weeks of pregnancy, this should better be avoided due to the known adverse effects of the ionizing radiation to the immature fetus. In this setting, a solely MRI-guided catheterization may present as a better alternative. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-f3bee09ef8164ae4bb9c8224f489334c |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 2090-6404 2090-6412 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2020-01-01 |
| publisher | Wiley |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Case Reports in Cardiology |
| spelling | doaj-art-f3bee09ef8164ae4bb9c8224f489334c2025-02-03T06:06:44ZengWileyCase Reports in Cardiology2090-64042090-64122020-01-01202010.1155/2020/30728693072869Solely MRI-Guided Cardiac Catheterization for Assessment of Pulmonary Hypertension in a Pregnant Lady with Undiagnosed Congenital Heart DiseaseAphrodite Tzifa0Ioannis Polymerou1Dimitra Loggitsi2Department of Congenital Heart Disease, Mitera Children’s Hospital, Athens, GreeceBiomedical Engineering & Clinical Sciences, King’s College London, UKDepartment of Radiology, Mitera Children’s Hospital, Athens, GreecePregnancy in women with complex congenital heart disease (CHD) can be poorly tolerated. Amongst pregnant women with CHD and pulmonary hypertension (PH), the mortality rate can be as high as 30%. Cardiac catheterization procedures for assessment of haemodynamics and pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) are often required in this patient population for risk stratification. However, during the first few weeks of pregnancy, this should better be avoided due to the known adverse effects of the ionizing radiation to the immature fetus. In this setting, a solely MRI-guided catheterization may present as a better alternative.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3072869 |
| spellingShingle | Aphrodite Tzifa Ioannis Polymerou Dimitra Loggitsi Solely MRI-Guided Cardiac Catheterization for Assessment of Pulmonary Hypertension in a Pregnant Lady with Undiagnosed Congenital Heart Disease Case Reports in Cardiology |
| title | Solely MRI-Guided Cardiac Catheterization for Assessment of Pulmonary Hypertension in a Pregnant Lady with Undiagnosed Congenital Heart Disease |
| title_full | Solely MRI-Guided Cardiac Catheterization for Assessment of Pulmonary Hypertension in a Pregnant Lady with Undiagnosed Congenital Heart Disease |
| title_fullStr | Solely MRI-Guided Cardiac Catheterization for Assessment of Pulmonary Hypertension in a Pregnant Lady with Undiagnosed Congenital Heart Disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Solely MRI-Guided Cardiac Catheterization for Assessment of Pulmonary Hypertension in a Pregnant Lady with Undiagnosed Congenital Heart Disease |
| title_short | Solely MRI-Guided Cardiac Catheterization for Assessment of Pulmonary Hypertension in a Pregnant Lady with Undiagnosed Congenital Heart Disease |
| title_sort | solely mri guided cardiac catheterization for assessment of pulmonary hypertension in a pregnant lady with undiagnosed congenital heart disease |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3072869 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT aphroditetzifa solelymriguidedcardiaccatheterizationforassessmentofpulmonaryhypertensioninapregnantladywithundiagnosedcongenitalheartdisease AT ioannispolymerou solelymriguidedcardiaccatheterizationforassessmentofpulmonaryhypertensioninapregnantladywithundiagnosedcongenitalheartdisease AT dimitraloggitsi solelymriguidedcardiaccatheterizationforassessmentofpulmonaryhypertensioninapregnantladywithundiagnosedcongenitalheartdisease |