Key result
Managing ICDs during elective C-section in pregnant patients with HCM requires specific perioperative considerations.
Population
1 pregnant patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, proposed…
Design
Case_report
Authors
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May inform individualized perioperative ICD planning in pregnant HCM patients; leaves open need for prospective data.
This case report highlights the perioperative management considerations for pregnant patients with an ICD undergoing cesarean section.
Bouslama et al. (2018) studied this question. Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator management in a pregnant patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy undergoing elective cesarean section requires specific perioperative considerations.
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