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November 1, 2009Internal Medicine Journal

Pulmonary hypertension in pregnancy: two cases and review of the literature

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Key result

Management of severe pulmonary arterial hypertension in two pregnant women resulted in successful outcomes for both patients.

Population

2 pregnant women with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)

Design

Case_series

Authors

AHA. HigtonCWCI WhaleMMM. Musk

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Overview

May support individualized care in rare severe PAH pregnancies; leaves open need for prospective data before practice change.

Study Design

Type

Case Report (n=2)

Multicenter

No

Structured PICO

P
Population
Two pregnant women with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension treated at Royal Perth Hospital.
I
Intervention
Treatment for PAH in pregnancy
O
Outcome
Successful result (survival/management)

Reports successful management of two cases of severe pulmonary arterial hypertension in pregnancy, a condition with historically high mortality.

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Higton et al. (2009) conducted a case report in Pulmonary arterial hypertension in pregnancy (n=2). Pulmonary arterial hypertension management was evaluated on Successful result (survival). Management of severe pulmonary arterial hypertension in two pregnant women resulted in successful outcomes for both patients.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a98403b378ea914c1faf689https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-5994.2009.02051.x
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