Improved survival in pregnancy and pulmonary hypertension using a multiprofessional approach

2010206 citationsJournal Article

Authors

DG Kiely · Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Robin Condliffe · Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute

Vana Webster

Gary Mills

I. Wrench

SV Gandhi · Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Karen Selby · Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

IJ Armstrong · Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute

Abstract

Although the risk of mortality in pregnant women with PH remains significant, we describe improved outcomes in fully counselled women who chose to continue with pregnancy and were managed with a tailored multiprofessional approach involving early introduction of targeted therapy, early planned delivery and regional anaesthetic techniques.

Topics & Keywords

Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Volume 117, Issue 5, pp. 565-574

DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02492.x

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