Pregnancy with Complete Heart Block-An Emergency Cesarean Section with Temporary Pacemaker: A Case Report

Authors

  • Anamika Das Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
  • Pritha Basnet Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
  • Ramesh Shrestha Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
  • Abha Hada Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
  • Bidhur Bhandari Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.5172

Keywords:

heart block; pacemaker; pregnancy

Abstract

Management of a pregnant woman with complete heart block presenting during pregnancy and without pacing remains debatable. To bear up against any hemodynamic variations in peripartum period, temporary pacemakers have been advocated by some authors. Herein, we report a case of successful management of a 24 year old, pregnant woman with CHB who had an uneventful emergency caesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia after temporary pacing. She was an unbooked patient detected with CHB first time during active stage of labour. She delivered a healthy male baby and was discharged from the hospital in a stable and satisfactory condition on seventh postoperative day.

 

 

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Published

2020-08-31

How to Cite

Das, A., Pritha Basnet, Ramesh Shrestha, Abha Hada, & Bidhur Bhandari. (2020). Pregnancy with Complete Heart Block-An Emergency Cesarean Section with Temporary Pacemaker: A Case Report. Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 58(228). https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.5172

Issue

Vol. 58 No. 228 (2020): JNMA: Published Monthly

Section

Case Reports

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