Peripartum Heart Failure due to Primary Pulmonary Hypertension: Two Case Reports

Objective: Primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) with pregnancy can result in peripartum heart failure and a high mortality rate. We report two cases of fatal PPH in pregnant women. Case Reports: From July 1992 to July 2002, two pregnant women with PPH were treated in our hospital. Case 1 was a 24-ye...

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Main Authors: Chung-Chang Shen, Te-Yao Hsu, Cherng-Jau Roan, Shiuh-Young Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2004-09-01
Series:Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1028455909600747