A 19-Year-Old Pregnant Woman With Pulmonary Hypertension With Progressive Dyspnea

A 19-year-old pregnant woman at week 32 of gestation was referred to our clinic with progressive shortness of breath for the further evaluation and treatment of high-risk pregnancy. Her complaints had been existing since her childhood. Two years prior to her admission, she had been diagnosed with he...

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Published inChest Vol. 159; no. 6; pp. e371 - e375
Main Authors Kilickiran Avci, Burcak, Ozden Tok, Ozge, Kalangos, Afksendiyos, Alkan Bozkaya, Tijen, Ongen, Zeki
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Inc 01.06.2021
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Summary:A 19-year-old pregnant woman at week 32 of gestation was referred to our clinic with progressive shortness of breath for the further evaluation and treatment of high-risk pregnancy. Her complaints had been existing since her childhood. Two years prior to her admission, she had been diagnosed with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction due to cardiomyopathy and associated pulmonary hypertension. The patient had no family history of any cardiac disease. She had never smoked or drunk alcohol. Her clinical condition had deteriorated progressively with the pregnancy.
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ISSN:0012-3692
1931-3543
DOI:10.1016/j.chest.2020.12.048