Republication: Sudden Postpartum Death from Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. |
Won Young Park, Gam Rae Jo, Gi Yeong Huh |
1Department of Pathology, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea. 2Department of Forensic Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan, Korea. gyhuh@pusan.ac.kr |
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Abstract |
We present here a brief literature review and a case study of postpartum pulmonary arterial hypertension, a rare and progressive disease with a high maternal mortality rate. The patient, a 32-year-old woman, presented with dyspnea and shivering immediately following an uncomplicated vaginal delivery. The patient had no remarkable individual or familial history. She died 4 hours after her delivery, and an autopsy revealed atherosclerosis of the main pulmonary arteries and characteristic plexiform lesions on the lung. The remaining organs showed no remarkable pathology. We reported pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with pregnancy as the cause of death. |
Key Words:
Pulmonary artery hypertension, Postpartum, Sudden death |
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