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<p>Increased cardiovascular demands of pregnancy may unmask occult diseases, such as dilated cardiomyopathy or valvular stenosis, or precipitate peripartum cardiomyopathy. We report a case of the emergency management and delivery of a young pregnant woman who presented with acute decompensated heart failure that was not immediately recognized. An emergency transfer to a tertiary care institution was arranged. Once diagnosed, the patient received multidisciplinary care shared between cardiologists, obstetricians, cardiac anesthetists, a neonatologist, and a midwife, resulting in good maternal and fetal outcomes.</p>
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Increased cardiovascular demands of pregnancy may unmask occult diseases, such as dilated cardiomyopathy or valvular stenosis, or precipitate peripartum cardiomyopathy. We report a case of the emergency management and delivery of a young pregnant woman who presented with acute decompensated heart failure that was not immediately recognized. An emergency transfer to a tertiary care institution was arranged. Once diagnosed, the patient received multidisciplinary care shared between cardiologists, obstetricians, cardiac anesthetists, a neonatologist, and a midwife, resulting in good maternal and fetal outcomes.

Acute heart failure in pregnancy: importance of a timely multidisciplinary approach to recognition and management

Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine

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Increased cardiovascular demands of pregnancy may unmask occult diseases, such as dilated cardiomyopathy or valvular stenosis, or precipitate peripartum...

Acute heart failure in pregnancy: importance of a timely multidisciplinary approach to recognition and management

Published Online: Nov 20, 2021

Page range: 416 - 419

Received: Feb 13, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjim-2021-0019

Keywords
acute disease, heart failure, female, emergency care, pregnancy

© 2021 Sanoj Chacko et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Acute heart failure in pregnancy: importance of a timely multidisciplinary approach to recognition and management

Published Online: Nov 20, 2021

Page range: 416 - 419

Received: Feb 13, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjim-2021-0019

Keywordsacute disease, heart failure, female, emergency care, pregnancy

© 2021 Sanoj Chacko et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
acute disease, heart failure, female, emergency care, pregnancy