1. Successful pregnancies after transvenous cardiac resynchronization therapy in a woman with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries
- Author
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Fahmi Remedi, Sana Ouali, Elyes Neffeti, Rim Gribaa, Slim Kacem, and Essia Boughzela
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lcsh:Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Heart disease ,Heart block ,CRT, cardiac resynchronization therapy ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Cardiac resynchronization therapy ,Corrected transposition ,Case Report ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Pregnancy ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,In patient ,RVEF, right ventricle ejection fraction ,030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine ,business.industry ,ASD, atrial septal defect ,AVB, atrioventricular block ,medicine.disease ,CS, coronary sinus ,Surgery ,RV, right ventricle ,PLCV, posterolateral cardiac vein ,Congenitally corrected transposition ,LV, left ventricle ,lcsh:RC666-701 ,Great arteries ,Cardiology ,cardiovascular system ,AV, atrio-ventricular ,ccTGA, congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries - Abstract
Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries is a rare heart defect that can be associated with systemic ventricular dysfunction and conduction disturbances. The use of cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with congenital heart disease is not fully established, and achievement of successful pregnancies after implantation of transvenous, biventricular system has never been described, and which resulted in a significant clinical improvement. We describe a 33-year-old female with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries, who achieved six pregnancies and successful vaginal deliveries. The two last pregnancies were achieved after cardiac resynchronization therapy for systemic ventricular dysfunction and complete heart block. A congenital cardiac disease has been identified in only one offspring.
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- 2017