Proposed Management Policy for Pregnant Women with Loeys-Dietz Syndrome Following Prophylactic Aortic Root Replacement Based on Experience from a Tertiary Care Center
- 29 January 2022
- journal article
- research article
- Published by International Heart Journal (Japanese Heart Journal) in International Heart Journal
- Vol. 63 (1), 176-179
- https://doi.org/10.1536/ihj.21-341
Abstract
Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) is a connective tissue disorder with a high incidence of aortic dissection (AD). After treating two previously reported cases of postpartum AD in women with LDS following prophylactic aortic root replacement (ARR), we succeeded in managing a 30-year-old primigravida with no AD during her peripartum period. On the basis of the patient's stated desire to conceive during preconception counseling, a multidisciplinary team was assembled. She conceived naturally after receiving prophylactic ARR and beta-blocker treatment. Multidisciplinary patient care included precise blood pressure management, continuation of beta-blocker treatment, cardiovascular assessment with echocardiogram, regional anesthesia during labor, prevention of lactation, and resumption of angiotensin II receptor blocker therapy immediately after delivery. On the basis of our assessment of three cases, including this case, and a literature review, we propose a peripartum management strategy for patients with LDS following prophylactic ARR.Keywords
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