Severe Aortic Stenosis in a Pregnant Patient Displaced by the Ukrainian-Russian War

Tamara Kubba; Katherine von Klemperer; Omaima Glesa; Rehan U Khan; Ferha Saeed; Anna S Herrey

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.102097

Severe Aortic Stenosis in a Pregnant Patient Displaced by the Ukrainian-Russian War

JACC Case Rep. 2023 Dec 6:27:102097. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.102097.

Authors

Tamara Kubba¹, Katherine von Klemperer², Omaima Glesa³, Rehan U Khan⁴, Ferha Saeed¹, Anna S Herrey²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Newham University Hospital, Barts Health National Health Service (NHS) Trust, London, United Kingdom.
² Department of Cardiology, Barts Heart Centre, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.
³ Department of Anaesthesia, Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.
⁴ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.

Abstract

We describe the complex case of a 32-year-old pregnant woman with known severe aortic stenosis, who was displaced by the Ukrainian-Russian War. She arrived in the United Kingdom at 32 weeks' gestation speaking minimal English, but requiring urgent multidisciplinary care to facilitate appropriate antenatal, peripartum, and postpartum care.

Keywords: aortic stenosis; pregnancy.

Publication types

Case Reports