Winn H N, Setaro J F, Mazor M, Reece E A, Black H R, Hobbins J C
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1988 Nov;159(5):1135-6. doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(88)90430-9.
Maternal cardiovascular complications have been attributed to the dramatic hemodynamic changes associated with labor and delivery in patients with Takayasu's arteritis. The role of central hemodynamic monitoring in the management of a pregnant patient with severe Takayasu's arteritis is discussed.