Emergency mitral valve replacement immediately following caesarean section.
Cardiopulmonary bypass immediately post-partum could carry the risk of severe uterine bleeding. We report the case of a woman who successfully underwent emergency replacement of a thrombosed mitral prosthesis immediately after Caesarean section.
Shah
A M
AM
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, U.K.
Ikram
S
S
Kulatilake
E N
EN
Pearson
J F
JF
Hall
R J
RJ
D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation