High-output heart failure due to hepatic arteriovenous fistula during pregnancy: a case report

Obstet Gynecol. 1988 Sep;72(3 Pt 2):440-2.

Abstract

A 32-year-old multiparous gravida presented at 38 weeks' gestation with a second pregnancy complicated by congestive heart failure. Through noninvasive testing, hepatic arteriovenous malformation was diagnosed as the etiologic factor. This has not been reported as a cause of heart failure in pregnancy, although arteriovenous malformations in other organs have been associated with this complication.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Heart Failure / etiology*
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous / complications*
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / complications*
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / etiology*