Case Report of a 23-year-old first gravida presenting with breathlessness and oxygen saturation of 80

Raphael Porsche; René Höhn; Kirsten Krüger; Johannes Kalbhenn; Joachim Bansbach

doi:10.1002/ccr3.3756

Case Report of a 23-year-old first gravida presenting with breathlessness and oxygen saturation of 80

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Feb 2;9(3):1307-1311. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3756. eCollection 2021 Mar.

Authors

Raphael Porsche¹, René Höhn², Kirsten Krüger³, Johannes Kalbhenn¹, Joachim Bansbach¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Faculty of Medicine Medical Center-University of Freiburg University of Freiburg Freiburg Germany.
² Department of Congenital Heart Defects and Pediatric Cardiology Faculty of Medicine Medical Center-University of Freiburg University of Freiburg Freiburg Germany.
³ Department of Medicine III (Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care) Faculty of Medicine Medical Center-University of Freiburg University of Freiburg Freiburg Germany.

Abstract

Central principles are interdisciplinary teamwork and keeping the ratio between pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) and systemic vascular resistance (SVR) balanced to avoid vicious circle with right heart failure and hypoxia.

Keywords: Eisenmenger; interdisciplinary cooperation; pregnancy; pulmonary hypertension.

Publication types

Case Reports