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Acute myocardial infarction due to spontaneous coronary artery dissection in a ...
Coutinho,Inês; Oliveira-Santos,Manuel; Baptista,Rui; Fonseca,Etelvina; Moura,PauloSpontaneous coronary artery dissection is a rare event during pregnancy, resulting in significant acute maternal and foetal mortality rates. We report a case of a mid-left anterior descending artery type I dissection in a 34-year-old primigesta with a 24-weeks monochorionic diamniotic twin pregnancy. She was treated medically with favourable outcome. Although quite rare in obstetric practice, spontaneous corona...
Do induced twin pregnancies influence the obstetric and neonatal results of mul...
Dinis,Sofia Raposo; Domingues,Ana Patrícia; Belo,Adriana; Couto,Daniela; Fonseca,Etelvina; Moura,PauloPURPOSE: To compare obstetric outcomes of induced preterm twin births (under 32 weeks gestation) with those spontaneously conceived. METHODS: Prospective study of twin pregnancies (25 induced and 157 spontaneously conceived) developed over a period of 16 years in a tertiary obstetric center. Demographic factors, obstetric complications, gestational age at delivery, mode of delivery, birth weight and immediate n...
Triplet pregnancies: perinatal outcome evolution
Almeida,Patrícia; Domingues,Ana Patrícia; Belo,Adriana; Fonseca,Etelvina; Moura,PauloPURPOSE: To evaluate the obstetric and perinatal outcomes evolution of triplet pregnancies.METHODS: A prospective observational study was conducted in triplet pregnancies delivered over 16 years in a tertiary obstetric center with differentiated perinatal support. Evaluation of demographic factors, obstetric complications, gestational age at delivery, mode of delivery, birth weight and immediate newborn outcome...