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European Heart Journal 1992 13(6):847-849;
Copyright © 1992 by the European Society of Cardiology.
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© 1992 The European Society of Cardiology

Emergency mitral valve replacement immediately following Caesarean section

A. M. SHAH, S. IKRAM, E. N. P. KULATILAKE*, J. F. PEARSON* and R. J. C. HALL

Departments of Cardiology, University Hospital of Wales Heath Park, Cardiff CF4 4XW, Wales
*Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Wales Heath Park, Cardiff CF4 4XW, Wales
{dagger}Obstetrics, University Hospital of Wales Heath Park, Cardiff CF4 4XW, Wales

Received 26 June 1991; revised 7 October 1991; .

Correspondence: Dr A. M. Shah, Department of Cardiology, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF4 4XN, Wales, U.K

Abstract

Cardiopulmonary bypass immediately post-partum could carry the risk of severe uterine bleeding. We report the case of a woman who successfully underwent emergency replacement of a thrombosed mitral prosthesis immediately after Caesarean section.

Key Words: Anticoagulation • cardiopulmonary bypass • pregnancy • prosthetic valve


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