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.
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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