title: Complete atrioventricular septal defect and pulmonary stenosis diagnosed in a 49-year-old woman after 10 uneventful births.
abstract: Atrioventricular septal defects constitute 4% of all congenital cardiac malformations. Patients with complete atrioventricular septal defect rarely survive for decades without surgical treatment. Pulmonary stenosis can provide a delicate balance between the pulmonary and systemic circulations and thereby increase longevity. We present the case of a 49-year-old woman whose complete atrioventricular septal defect and associated pulmonary stenosis were diagnosed only after she had given birth to 10 live children through uneventful spontaneous delivery. We discuss her successful surgical treatment in terms of the available medical literature.
authors: Firat H
authors: FH
authors: Altin
authors: Okan
authors: O
authors: Yildiz
authors: Mehmet
authors: M
authors: Karacalilar
authors: Oyku
authors: O
authors: Tosun
authors: Ozgen Ilgaz
authors: OI
authors: Kocyigit
authors: Ersin
authors: E
authors: Erek
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006343:Heart Septal Defects; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011666:Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D013997:Time Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: Coronary disease/etiology; heart defects, congenital/complications/surgery; heart septal defects/physiopathology/surgery; longevity; pregnancy complications, cardiovascular; pulmonary valve stenosis/physiopathology; risk factors; treatment outcome