An Underreported Consequence of Obesity in Pregnancy : Patient-Prosthesis Mismatch
Joint Authors
Arendt, Katherine W.
Rehfeldt, Kent H.
Hartman, William R.
Source
Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-07-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
As the rate of obesity increases in childbearing-aged women, so too will the complications of obesity in pregnancy.
An uncommon and likely underreported complication occurs in obese women who have received prepregnancy cardiac valve replacement with a prosthesis that is inadequately sized for body habitus, a condition referred to as patient-prosthesis mismatch (PPM).
The physiologic changes of pregnancy as well as the increased weight gain combine to exacerbate PPM.
We report a case of PPM that necessitated prosthesis replacement at 16-week gestation.
As the incidence of this clinical scenario increases, it is important to understand the implications of prosthesis sizing, as well as the repercussions of having cardiopulmonary surgery to correct the undersized valve prosthesis while pregnant.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hartman, William R.& Arendt, Katherine W.& Rehfeldt, Kent H.. 2012. An Underreported Consequence of Obesity in Pregnancy : Patient-Prosthesis Mismatch. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hartman, William R.…[et al.]. An Underreported Consequence of Obesity in Pregnancy : Patient-Prosthesis Mismatch. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Hartman, William R.& Arendt, Katherine W.& Rehfeldt, Kent H.. An Underreported Consequence of Obesity in Pregnancy : Patient-Prosthesis Mismatch. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-508061
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-508061