Valve Replacement During Pregnancy
Authors: J. WARREN HARTHORNE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1967)

Case Studies1 November 1967Valve Replacement During PregnancyJ. WARREN HARTHORNE, M.D., F.A.C.P., MORTIMER J. BUCKLEY, M.D., JOHN W. GROVER, M.D., W. GERALD AUSTEN, M.D.J. WARREN HARTHORNE, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, MORTIMER J. BUCKLEY, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JOHN W. GROVER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, W. GERALD AUSTEN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-67-5-1032 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptHeart disease remains the single greatest indirect cause of maternal death in the United States. From 1.2 to 3.7% of pregnant women suffer from heart disease in some form; of this number 78 to 95% of cases are rheumatic in origin (1). The purpose of the present report is to describe for the first time the successful insertion of a Starr-Edwards prosthesis during the first trimester of pregnancy in a patient with severe mitral valve disease and the subsequent management of an uneventful pregnancy.CASE REPORTA 35-year-old married woman (M. P.) had suffered rheumatic fever at age 6 and...References1. UELAND K: Cardiac surgery and pregnancy. Amer. J. Obstet. Gynec. 92: 148, 1965. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. LEEPATE WHJW: Surgical aspects of heart disease in pregnancy. GP 28: 78, 1963. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. HARKENTAYLOR DEWJ: Cardiac surgery during pregnancy. Clin. Obstet. Gynec. 4: 697, 1961. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. ZUHDICAREYSCHMIDT NJA: Total body perfusion and pregnancy. J. Int. Coll. Surg. 43: 43, 1965. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. UELANDTATUMMETCALFE KHJJ: Pregnancy and prosthetic heart valves. Report of successful pregnancies in 2 patients with Starr-Edwards aortic valves. Obstet. Gynec. 27: 257, 1966. Google Scholar6. STRICKLANDMOUNT NRJ: Pregnancy after treatment of aortic stenosis and insufficiency with a Starr-Edwards valve. Ibid., p. 508. Google Scholar7. MAHAIRASWEINGOLD GHAB: Fetal hazard with anticoagulant therapy. Amer. J. Obstet. Gynec. 85: 234, 1963. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. DISAIA PJ: Pregnancy and delivery of a patient with a Starr-Edwards mitral valve prosthesis: report of a case. Obstet. Gynec. 28: 469, 1966. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: J. WARREN HARTHORNE, M.D., F.A.C.P.; MORTIMER J. BUCKLEY, M.D.; JOHN W. GROVER, M.D.; W. GERALD AUSTEN, M.D.Affiliations: Boston, MassachusettsFrom the Departments of Medicine and Surgery, Harvard Medical School, and the General Medical and Surgical Services, The Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass.This study was supported in part by grants HE-06664 (HEPP), HE-08021, HE-08898, and HE-5196, U. S. Public Health Service, Washington, D. C.Requests for reprints should be addressed to J. Warren Harthorne, M.D., Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, The Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass. 02114. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byTreatment of valvular heart disease during pregnancy for improving maternal and neonatal outcomeRisk factors associated with cardiac surgery during pregnancyCardiopulmonary bypass during pregnancyCardiopulmonary bypass in pregnancyValvular Heart Surgery During PregnancyAortic valve replacement in the second trimester of pregnancy: a case reportMaternal Toxicity of Drugs and Metabolic Disorders—A Possible Etiologic Factor in the Intrauterine Death and Congenital Malformation: A Critique on Human DataMaternal and fetal sequelae of anticoagulation during pregnancyPregnancies in Patients with Prosthetic Heart Valves: A Review and Report of 2 Further CasesPregnancy in Patients with Prosthetic Heart ValvesManagement of anticoagulant therapy during pregnancy in patients with prosthetic heart valvesPREGNANCY FOLLOWING INSERTION OF CARDIAC VALVE PROSTHESES: A REVIEW AND FURTHER CASE REPORTHeart Disease in PregnancyThe Anticoagulated PatientSUCCESSFUL PREGNANCIES IN TWO PATIENTS WITH A STARR-EDWARDS HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS 1 November 1967Volume 67, Issue 5Page: 1032-1034KeywordsCardiovascular therapyHospital medicineLongitudinal studiesMedical servicesPregnancyRheumatic feverSurgeryValve replacement ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1967 PDF downloadLoading ...