title: The hemodynamic effects of severe mitral stenosis and pulmonary hypertension during labor and delivery.
abstract: Pregnancy represents a hyperdynamic state characterized by increased cardiac output, blood volume, and oxygen consumption. Valvular heart disease may blunt this response and, especially when associated with pulmonary hypertension, carries a high mortality. We report the hemodynamic variables as measured through the completion of labor, delivery and postpartum period in a woman with severe mitral stenosis and pulmonary hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Ducey
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Ellsworth
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001810:Blood Volume; D002302:Cardiac Output; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology