Serial pressure gradients across a thoracic coarctation of the aorta during pregnancy.
Case of maternal aortic coarctation distal to the left subclavian artery followed throughout a successful pregnancy with serial echocardiography. We demonstrate changes in pressure gradients across the defect which may have management implications in similar pregnancies.
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool, UK. kelly.dominic@talk21.com
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D000328:Adult; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D014463:Ultrasonography