title: Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator in pregnant women with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
abstract: We describe the successful implantation of a cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) in two pregnant women with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy at high risk. The indication of ICD and the necessary care for ICD implantation during pregnancy are discussed and were the main objectives of this case report.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Unidade de Emergência, Instituto do Coração, HCFMUSP, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Leonardo Jorge Cordeiro de
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Paula
authors.forename: Henrique Barbosa
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.forename: Roberto Márcio de
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Oliveira Júnior
authors.forename: Kátia Regina da
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000628:therapy*; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000628:therapy*; D055815:Young Adult