Pregnancy follow-up and outcome in a patient with Takayasu's arteritis

Alexandre Jorge Gomes de Lucena; Antonio Carlos Carvalho; Jose Augusto M Souza; Antonio Fernandes Moron; Sue Y Sun; Daniel Born

doi:10.1590/s0066-782x2008000500013

Pregnancy follow-up and outcome in a patient with Takayasu's arteritis

Arq Bras Cardiol. 2008 May;90(5):e33-5. doi: 10.1590/s0066-782x2008000500013.

[Article in English, Portuguese]

Authors

Alexandre Jorge Gomes de Lucena¹, Antonio Carlos Carvalho, Jose Augusto M Souza, Antonio Fernandes Moron, Sue Y Sun, Daniel Born

Affiliation

¹ Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP - Brasil. alexandrelucena@cardiol.br

PMID: 18516392
DOI: 10.1590/s0066-782x2008000500013

Abstract

We describe here the pregnancy follow-up and outcome in a patient with Takayasu's arteritis, with a detailed account of the complications during gestation and delivery and the impact of the disease on the newborn's health.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Cesarean Section
Female
Humans
Hypertension / complications
Infant, Newborn
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / diagnosis*
Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / diagnostic imaging
Pregnancy Outcome
Takayasu Arteritis / diagnosis*
Takayasu Arteritis / diagnostic imaging
Ultrasonography, Doppler