Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Presenting as High Output Cardiac Failure during Pregnancy

نویسندگان

  • Tareq Goussous
  • Alex Haynes
  • Katherine Najarian
  • Marcos Daccarett
  • Shukri David
چکیده

High-output cardiac failure secondary to hepatic involvement is a rare complication of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT). Here we report a 43-year-old woman who presented at 29 weeks gestation of her second pregnancy with complications of right-sided heart failure and preterm labor. After delivery via cesarean section, the patient was found to have intrahepatic arteriovenous malformations through non-invasive imaging. Subsequently, a family history of vascular malformations and epistaxis was elucidated and a diagnosis of HHT was made. This case is presented, along with a review of the literature and discussion of hepatic involvement in HHT with particular focus on the pregnant patient.

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دوره 2009  شماره 

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تاریخ انتشار 2009