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Correct Answer: Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome
Description: Wolf Parkinson-While syndrome Marfan's syndrome Ideally, a patient with Marfan's syndrome contemplating pregnancy should have a preconceptional echocardiography to determine the diameter of the aoic root risk depends upon the diagmeter of aoic root. If it is greater than 4.0 cm, she is at significant risk for aoic dissection and she should be offered surgery. If the patient is in early pregnancy, she should be informed that termination of pregnancy is an option. Eisenmengher syndrome & Pulmonary hypeension Pulmonary vascular disease whether secondary to a reversed large left to right shunt such as VSD, Eisenmenger's syndrome or lung or connective tissue disease (e.g., scleroderma) or due to primary pulmonary hyeension is extremely dangerous in pregnancy and women known to have significant pulmonary vascular disease should be adviced from an early age to avoid pregnancy and be given appropriate contraceptive advice. Arias says "Pregnancy is deleterious to patients with primary pulmonary hypeension. The maternal moality is approximately 40% and the fetal outcome is also poor with frequent spontaneous aboions and fetal demises secondary to maternal deaths." According to Dutta, Absolute indications for termination of pregnancy are:? a) Primary pulmonary hypeension b) Eisenmengers syndrome c) Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease Relative indications are a) Parous woman with grade HI and grade IV cardiac lesions. b) Grade I or II with previous history of cardiac failure in early month or in between pregnancy. The termination should be done within 12 weeks by suction evacuation (MVA) or by conventional D & E.
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