title: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in pregnancy: a case study.
abstract: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a primary disease of cardiac muscle, is characterized by various symptoms that are dependent on the patient's pathophysiologic alterations. The following is a case study that illustrates the unique nursing care given to a patient with HCM who presented when 22 weeks pregnant for evaluation for the implantation of a dual-chamber, permanent pacemaker.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Department, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: G T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Rowe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000359:Aftercare; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*