Successful pregnancy and vaginal delivery after heart transplantation

Successful pregnancy and vaginal delivery after heart transplantation

Successful pregnancy and delivery in women with serious cardiovascular diseases have been reported. We describe here a patient with a transplanted heart, treated with cyclosporine and prednisone, who underwent pregnancy and vaginal delivery with good outcomes for mother and infant.

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 1988-03, Vol.158 (3), p.589-590
Hauptverfasser: Löwenstein, Bernardo R., Vain, Nestor W., Perrone, Sergio V., Wright, Daniel R., Boullón, Fernando J., Favaloro, RenéG.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
cyclosporine
Delivery, Obstetric
Female
Heart Transplantation
Humans
neonate
Pregnancy
vaginal delivery
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Zusammenfassung:Successful pregnancy and delivery in women with serious cardiovascular diseases have been reported. We describe here a patient with a transplanted heart, treated with cyclosporine and prednisone, who underwent pregnancy and vaginal delivery with good outcomes for mother and infant.
ISSN:0002-9378
1097-6868
DOI:10.1016/0002-9378(88)90035-X