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La hipertensión pulmonar primaria se define como un aumento de presión en la arteria pulmonar sin causa que lo justifique. Se trata de una afección de gran gravedad y con alta tasa de mortalidad. La gestación se encontraría contraindicada en estas pacientes por el agravamiento que se produce en el puerperio, que llevaría a la muerte a la mayoría de las pacientes afectadas. Describimos un caso de una paciente diagnosticada posparto de hipertensión pulmonar primaria y fallo cardíaco derecho con desenlace fatal.
Palabras clave:
Hipertensión pulmonar primaria
Cardiopatías
Embarazo
Abstract
Primary pulmonary hypertension is defined as high pulmonary arterial pressure with no identifiable cause. This entity causes high mortality in the puerperium. Pregnancy is contraindicated in patients with primary pulmonary hypertension because of the risk of exacerbation in the puerperium causing death in most affected patients. We report the case of a patient who was diagnosed with primary pulmonary after delivery and who died from right cardiac failure.
Key Words:
Primary pulmonary hypertension
Heart disease
Pregnancy
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