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Caesarean section delivery at 36.5 weeks of gestation in a 33-year-old woman with a history of Fontan palliation was performed without any cardiovascular complications.
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A 33-year-old woman with a Fontan palliation successfully underwent caesarean delivery at 36.5 weeks without cardiovascular complications.
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May inform peripartum planning in Fontan patients; hypothesis-generating and leaves open need for larger studies.
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.
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Viappiani et al. (2017) conducted a case report in Pregnancy with Fontan palliation (n=1). Caesarean section delivery was evaluated on Cardiovascular complications. Caesarean section delivery at 36.5 weeks of gestation in a 33-year-old woman with a history of Fontan palliation was performed without any cardiovascular complications.
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