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A Successful Pregnancy and Delivery after Heart Transplantation: The First Case Report from Korea

Authors :
Sung-Ho Jung
Hyo-In Choi
Jung Ae Hong
Jae-Joong Kim
Hye-Sung Won
Sang Eun Lee
Min-Seok Kim
Source :
Korean Journal of Transplantation. 32:69-73
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
The Korean Society for Transplantation, 2018.

Abstract

Pregnancy following heart transplantation is a high-risk condition, requiring adequate maintenance of immunosuppressive drugs that enable proper graft function for optimal maternal and fetal outcomes. Here, we present the first case of successful child delivery in a patient who underwent heart transplantation in Korea. The 35-year-old female patient had become pregnant at 4 years after heart transplantation. The pregnancy progressed uneventfully, and the infant was healthy.

Details

ISSN :
26718804 and 26718790
Volume :
32
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Korean Journal of Transplantation
Accession number :
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