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Vera Therezinha Medeiros Borges1, Claudia Garcia Magalhães, Anice Maria V C Martins, Beatriz B Matsubara.
Abstract
Eisenmenger's syndrome consists of pulmonary hypertension with a reversed or bidirectional shunt at the atrioventricular, or aortopulmonary level. Eisenmerger's syndrome in pregnancy is usually associated with high mortality rates (nearly 30-50%). Unfortunately, pulmonary hypertension is aggravated during pregnancy and often leads to an unfavorable outcome. Here, we report a successful pregnancy in a woman with Eisenmenger syndrome.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18516394 DOI: 10.1590/s0066-782x2008000500015
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arq Bras Cardiol ISSN: 0066-782X Impact factor: 2.000