Case Report in Anesthesiology: Essential Pulmonary Hypertension in a Primigravida

Authors

  • Michele Gartner Department of Anesthesiology, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68130, USA
  • Charles Youngblood Department of Anesthesiology, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68130, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17140/RPAOJ-1-106

Abstract

A 21-year old gravida 1, para 0, female with a past medical history of Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) secondary to a congenital heart disease (patent foramen ovale), diaphragmatic hernia status post repair, asthma, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder presented to a tertiary care hospital at 30 weeks gestation for a right heart catheterization.

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Published

2016-06-10

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Michele Gartner, & Charles Youngblood. (2016). Case Report in Anesthesiology: Essential Pulmonary Hypertension in a Primigravida. Research and Practice in Anesthesiology, 1(1), 24–27. https://doi.org/10.17140/RPAOJ-1-106

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2016): Volume 1 Issue 1 2016

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