Management of acutely decompensated chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension in late pregnancy: a case report

• Main Authors: Luca Valko (Author), Gyorgyi Csosza (Author), Akos Merei (Author), Diana Muhl (Author), Reka Faludi (Author), Kristof Karlocai (Author), Andras Lorx (Author), Janos Gal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Pregnancy in patients with pulmonary hypertension is associated with increased risk of maternal and fetal death. Physiological changes during pregnancy, labor and the postpartum period may all lead to acute decompensation of chronic right heart failure with rapid progression to c...