CLINICAL OBSERVATION: PROLONGATION OF PREGNANCY WITH A FAVORABLE OUTCOME IN A PATIENT WITH CRITICAL AORTIC PROSTHETIC THROMBOSIS
Background. Prosthetic heart valve thrombosis during pregnancy is a rare, but very serious complication and poses a threat to maternal and fetal life and the time and method of its treatment remain controversial. Description. The paper presents a case of successful pregnancy prolongation with a favorable outcome in a patient with critical aortic prosthetic thrombosis and further operations: delivery, aortic valve reprosthetic replacement, and dual chamber pacemaker implantation. Conclusion. In case of pregnancy prolongation, only a comprehensive approach to managing these patients may offer the prospect for a favorable outcome for a pregnant women and a fetus.