Effect of mitral valve prosthetic surgery on the outcome of a growth-retarded fetus. A case report.
Mitral valve prosthetic surgery was performed at 29 weeks' gestation in a woman who had reoperation for a thrombotic mitral valve prosthesis and pulmonary edema. Concomitant severe preeclampsia was also present. During operation fetal bradycardia developed and the fetus died. Because the findings differ from those previously reported with regard to normal pregnancies, their implications are discussed.
Izquierdo
L A
LA
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque 87131.
Kushnir
O
O
Knieriem
K
K
Wernley
J A
JA
Curet
L B
LB
D000328:Adult; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology*; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008943:Mitral Valve; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000601:surgery*; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000601:surgery*