Cesarean section in a patient with severe mitral stenosis after mitral valve replacement

A 30-year-old woman with mitral stenosis after mitral valve replacement was scheduled for cesarean section at 28 weeks and 6 days of pregnancy. Cesarian section was decided at a conference of obstetrics, cardiac surgery, neonatology and anesthesiology. Anesthesia was successfully managed with epidur...

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Published inMasui. The Japanese journal of anesthesiology Vol. 55; no. 2; p. 197
Main Authors Nakao, Miwako, Watanabe, Ikuyo, Kawaguchi, Ryoji, Migita, Takako, Sato, Nobuyoshi, Tahara, Naoki, Fujimoto, Mayumi
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Japan 01.02.2006
Subjects
Adult
Anesthesia, General - methods
Cesarean Section
Female
Heart Valve Prosthesis
Humans
Mitral Valve
Mitral Valve Stenosis - surgery
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular
Reoperation
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Summary:A 30-year-old woman with mitral stenosis after mitral valve replacement was scheduled for cesarean section at 28 weeks and 6 days of pregnancy. Cesarian section was decided at a conference of obstetrics, cardiac surgery, neonatology and anesthesiology. Anesthesia was successfully managed with epidural block and pulmonary arterial pressure monitoring. During operation, blood pressure was controlled by dopamine, milrinone and phenylephrine. Patient did not develop cardiac insufficiency perioperatively. Cardiac function deteriorated gradually and reoperation of mitral valve replacement was performed 2 months later.
ISSN:0021-4892