Delivery in a 33-year-old woman with fontan palliation

Fontan procedure is a surgical treatment used for patients with various forms of congenital heart disease who cannot support biventricular circulation. It is very important in pregnant patients that the right atrium and the single ventricle can tolerate the cardiovascular adjustment. The following c...

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Main Authors:	A Viappiani, P Del Sarto, A Morosan, E Pelliccia, F Forfori
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:	Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care
Subjects:	Biventricular circulation congenital heart disease delivery
Online Access:	http://www.joacc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4472;year=2017;volume=7;issue=1;spage=52;epage=53;aulast=Viappiani

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spelling	doaj-f014860678e64a648f3358f270a913d92020-11-24T22:23:58ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care2249-44722017-01-0171525310.4103/joacc.JOACC_60_15Delivery in a 33-year-old woman with fontan palliationA ViappianiP Del SartoA MorosanE PellicciaF ForforiFontan procedure is a surgical treatment used for patients with various forms of congenital heart disease who cannot support biventricular circulation. It is very important in pregnant patients that the right atrium and the single ventricle can tolerate the cardiovascular adjustment. The following case report describes a parturient who underwent Fontan procedure for tricuspid atresia and pulmonic stenosis and delivered, by caesarean section at 36.5 weeks of gestation, a female infant who weighed 2400 g, without any cardiovascular complications.http://www.joacc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4472;year=2017;volume=7;issue=1;spage=52;epage=53;aulast=ViappianiBiventricular circulationcongenital heart diseasedelivery
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spellingShingle	A Viappiani P Del Sarto A Morosan E Pelliccia F Forfori Delivery in a 33-year-old woman with fontan palliation Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care Biventricular circulation congenital heart disease delivery
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title	Delivery in a 33-year-old woman with fontan palliation
title_short	Delivery in a 33-year-old woman with fontan palliation
title_full	Delivery in a 33-year-old woman with fontan palliation
title_fullStr	Delivery in a 33-year-old woman with fontan palliation
title_full_unstemmed	Delivery in a 33-year-old woman with fontan palliation
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publisher	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series	Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care
issn	2249-4472
publishDate	2017-01-01
description	Fontan procedure is a surgical treatment used for patients with various forms of congenital heart disease who cannot support biventricular circulation. It is very important in pregnant patients that the right atrium and the single ventricle can tolerate the cardiovascular adjustment. The following case report describes a parturient who underwent Fontan procedure for tricuspid atresia and pulmonic stenosis and delivered, by caesarean section at 36.5 weeks of gestation, a female infant who weighed 2400 g, without any cardiovascular complications.
topic	Biventricular circulation congenital heart disease delivery
url	http://www.joacc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4472;year=2017;volume=7;issue=1;spage=52;epage=53;aulast=Viappiani
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Delivery in a 33-year-old woman with fontan palliation

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