title: Cardiac failure caused by severe pre-eclampsia with placental abruption, and its treatment with anti-hypertensive drugs.
abstract: Pre-eclampsia is the abnormality of blood circulation in late pregnancy, often caused by renal failure, hemolysis, elevated liver enzyme, low platelet syndrome, and eclampsia. We present a case of severe pre-eclampsia with placental abruption in a 24-year-old woman, pregnant for the first time. The patient was diagnosed with congestive heart failure, which came as a result of pre-eclampsia. Anti-hypertensive drugs were used for its treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City Department of the University, Nagoya, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazufumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aoyama
authors.forename: Yoshikatsu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Tamao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Kazuhisa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kojima
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Usami
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ohte
authors.forename: Kaoru
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzumori
mesh_terms: D000037:Abruptio Placentae / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000150:complications*; D011247:Pregnancy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents