Coarctation of Aorta and pregnancy – troublesome association with good outcome–case report
MV Calomfirescu, NE Calomfirescu, I Gheorghiu, C Ginghina, M Zvanca, R Vladareanu · Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound · 2008 · Heft 05
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A 34 year old pacient with 2 previous abortions spontaneously obtain a sigle intrauterine pregnancy. She is having a coarctation of aorta and persistent ductus arteriosus surgicaly corrected in childhood with persistent gradient of 30 mmHg on aortoplasty site evaluated by ultrasound. Previous abortions were one spontaneous at 10 weeks and one for high risk for fetal cardiovascular malformation at 13 weeks and 3 days. First trimester blood, urine, virology and genetic risk investigations were all normal. From 18 weeks of pregnancy the patient started to develop fatigue and short of breath upon previously tolerate…