Pregnancy and pulmonary arterial hypertension: a clinical conundrum
S Sahni, AV Palkar, BL Rochelson, W Kępa… - … : An International Journal …, 2015 - Elsevier
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare and devastating disease characterized by
progressive increases in pulmonary arterial pressure and pulmonary vascular resistance
which eventually leads to right ventricular failure and death. PAH inflicts most commonly
women, majority of who are of childbearing age. Pregnancy in the setting of PAH is
absolutely contraindicated due to high maternal fetal morbidity and guidelines do not exist
for the management of such cases. A MEDLINE/PubMed search was performed identifying …
progressive increases in pulmonary arterial pressure and pulmonary vascular resistance
which eventually leads to right ventricular failure and death. PAH inflicts most commonly
women, majority of who are of childbearing age. Pregnancy in the setting of PAH is
absolutely contraindicated due to high maternal fetal morbidity and guidelines do not exist
for the management of such cases. A MEDLINE/PubMed search was performed identifying …
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