High-output heart failure due to hepatic arteriovenous fistula during pregnancy: a case report.
A 32-year-old multiparous gravida presented at 38 weeks' gestation with a second pregnancy complicated by congestive heart failure. Through noninvasive testing, hepatic arteriovenous malformation was diagnosed as the etiologic factor. This has not been reported as a cause of heart failure in pregnancy, although arteriovenous malformations in other organs have been associated with this complication.
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Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
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Julian
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology*; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000209:etiology*