Transient ventricular dysfunction associated with cesarean section in a patient with hyperthyroidism.
Pulmonary artery catheterization was performed prior to surgery in a severely hyperthyroid patient undergoing cesarean section. A transient but significant decline in left ventricular performance was observed in conjunction with the stress of operation. A parallel is suggested between this phenomenon and the documented exercise-induced reduction of left ventricular function in nonpregnant hyperthyroid patients.
D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011247:Pregnancy