Pregnancy after the insertion of three cardiac valve prostheses.
A successful pregnancy occurring in a woman after the insertion of three cardiac valve prostheses, viz. aortic, mitral and tricuspid, is described. It appears that pregnancy in such circumstances is not an unacceptable hazard for the woman. Oral anticoagulant drugs increase the perinatal morbidity and mortality.
D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D011181:Postnatal Care; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care; D014261:Tricuspid Valve; D014264:Tricuspid Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery