Two successful pregnancies in a patient with Fontan-repaired dextrocardiac univentricular heart
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چکیده
Univentricular dextrocardia is a rare complex congenital cyanotic heart disease. With the improvement of medical and surgical care, greater number women with diseases have survived up to childbearing age. Pregnancy univentricular Fontan circulation increases maternal fetal mortality morbidity. We report case successful management two pregnancies in woman repaired dextrocardiac heart.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Ceylon College of Physicians
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2448-9514']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/jccp.v54i1.7982