Ginecología y obstetricia de México
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Tetralogy of Fallot is the most common cyanotic congenital heart disease. Women with this condition may become pregnant, and it is important to detect the disease to prevent cardiovascular complications and to reduce maternal and fetal death. ⋯ It is common for patients with tetralogy of Fallot and pregnancy to suffer a gradual increase in the severity of pulmonary stenosis, with exacerbation of symptoms and increased cyanosis. The long-term prognosis is extremely poor in the absence of correction, with a mortality of 10%.
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Case Reports
[Conservative treatment of subcapsular hematoma in preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome: a case report].
Liver hematoma is a rare and serious complication of pregnancy associated with preeclampsia-eclampsia and HELLP syndrome. ⋯ To consider in the diagnosis of preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome the likelihood of liver hematoma as an acute complication; early treatment improves the prognosis.