Severe Takayasu's arteritis in pregnancy: the role of central hemodynamic monitoring.
Maternal cardiovascular complications have been attributed to the dramatic hemodynamic changes associated with labor and delivery in patients with Takayasu's arteritis. The role of central hemodynamic monitoring in the management of a pregnant patient with severe Takayasu's arteritis is discussed.
D000328:Adult; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001015:Aortic Arch Syndromes / Q000503:physiopathology*; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007751:Labor, Induced; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents