144. Case Report: A Mother with Shortness of Breath – Pushing Against All Odds – Allegheny General Hospital

By CardioNerds - Last Updated: September 6, 2021

CardioNerds (Amit Goyal and Daniel Ambinder) join Dr. Kushani Gajjar and Dr. Mitha Naik from the Allegheny Health Network for a walk along the Three Rivers Trail in Pittsburgh. They discuss a case of young woman in her third trimester of pregnancy with a known history of pulmonary arterial hypertension. The management of pulmonary hypertension in pregnancy and RV failure in the context of pregnancy is described. The E-CPR segment is discuss a case of young woman in her third trimester of pregnancy with a known history of pulmonary arterial hypertension provided by Dr. Nandita Scott, Co-Director Corrigan Women’s Heart Health Program and Cardiovascular Disease and Pregnancy Service at Massachusetts General Hospital. Special cameo appearance by Dr. Dani Crousillat.

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Originally published in cardionerds.com

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