Maternal death associated with Eisenmenger's syndrome complicated with HELLP syndrome

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 189-191

  Ding, D C ^a   Chu, T W ^b,c   Liu, J Y ^b  

^a HUALIEN ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Eisenmenger's syndrome; HELLP syndrome; Ventricular septal defect

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GABEXATE MESILATE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EISENMENGER COMPLEX; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; FEVER; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HELLP SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOGENESIS; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 0141838611     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(03)00141-3     Document Type: Article

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