title: [Cardiological aspects of pregnancy in women with tetralogy of Fallot. Description of a case of multiple pregnancies and review of the literature].
abstract: A case report concerning a patient who received a late surgical correction of a tetralogy of Fallot, at the age of 26, and then had the chance of two pregnancies with no or little risk. The patient was severely cyanotic (erythrocytes 6,440,000/ml-Ht 58.3%-Hb 19.5 g/100 ml) with balanced pressures between the two ventricular cavities and 72 mmHg gradient between right ventricle and pulmonary artery. Before the operation two pregnancies resulted in abortions: the former was before the correction of the cardiac malformation and the latter just after. Then two pregnancies were successful and both the newborn males were healthy and completely free from congenital diseases, and in particular cardiac. Brief examination of literature.
authors.affiliation: Ospedale E. Agnelli, Pinerolo, Torino.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferro
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Conti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000503:physiopathology*
vernacular_title: Aspetti cardiologici della gravidanza in portatrici di tetralogia di Fallot. Descrizione di un caso di gravidanze plurime e revisione della letteratura.