RESUMEN
Congenital cardiovascular disease is common in adults. Any patient seen for medical or surgical care may have some form of underlying congenital cardiac defect. We reviewed Missouri Health Statistics for 2001 and found 28,300 medical, surgical, or obstetrical encounters for patients over the age of 15 with some form of congenital cardiac disease. A subset was studied in detail revealing 80% of encounters involved conditions other than the congenital defect. All ages were represented including the medicare population.
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Cardiopatías Congénitas/epidemiología , Obstetricia , Adolescente , Adulto , Factores de Edad , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Femenino , Cardiopatías Congénitas/diagnóstico , Cardiopatías Congénitas/tratamiento farmacológico , Cardiopatías Congénitas/cirugía , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Missouri/epidemiología , Embarazo , Complicaciones del Embarazo , Estudios Retrospectivos , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Lown-Ganong-Levine syndrome is characterized by paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, a short PR interval, and normal QRS. CASE: A gravida 3, para 2 was diagnosed with Lown-Ganong-Levine syndrome at 16 weeks' gestation after an episode of chest pain and shortness of breath. She was hospitalized and treated with digoxin, and her symptoms subsided. The remainder of her pregnancy was uneventful. CONCLUSION: Lown-Ganong-Levine Syndrome is a rare complication most commonly seen in young to middle-aged women. This syndrome can be treated and controlled medically with a good outcome.