The course of pregnancy and delivery in a patient after a double-outlet right ventricle Fontan repair and the influence of this procedure on her general condition: report of a case

Surg Today. 2008;38(9):853-6. doi: 10.1007/s00595-007-3719-x. Epub 2008 Aug 28.

Abstract

The course of pregnancy and delivery in a patient after Fontan repair of double-outlet right ventricle is herein presented. She uneventfully delivered a healthy infant in good general condition at 38 weeks of gestation through a caesarean section, at 24 years after cardiosurgery. Although the patient demonstrated a good hemodynamic state after the operation and conceived while being clinically stable, a worsening of her general condition was observed. After a 4-year follow-up it was clear that pregnancy and delivery had a harmful effect on her cardiovascular function.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cesarean Section
  • Double Outlet Right Ventricle / surgery*
  • Female
  • Fontan Procedure*
  • Heart Diseases* / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular* / physiopathology
  • Pregnancy Outcome