Technique of anaesthesia in pulmonary hypertension and thrombophilia in early pregnancy

• Main Authors: Chuah, K.H., Mansor, M., Rajen, G., Wang, C.Y., Chan, Y.K.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Medical Association 2006
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/7983/1/Pulmonary_Hypertension.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/7983/; http://www.e-mjm.org/2006/v61n1/Pulmonary_Hypertension.pdf

Pulmonary hypertension in pregnancy is a rare condition but is associated with a high mortality. We report the case of a 29 year old female in early pregnancy with Protein C and S deficiency with recurrent deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism and subsequent secondary pulmonary hypertension....