Case Report: Kearns Sayre Syndrome Complicated With Postpartum Cardiac Failure

Case Report: Kearns Sayre Syndrome Complicated With Postpartum Cardiac Failure

Kearns Sayre Syndrome (KSS) is a rare mitochondrial disease characterized by a primary dysfunction of the mitochondrial respiratory chain. Cardiac involvement is a poor prognostic factor of KSS. Pregnancy and delivery in a KSS patient with cardiac involvement is uncommon, and strategies for the supe...

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Main Authors: Caixia Han, Zongyang Jia, Guangcai Zhao, Wenhui Chen, Yue Hu, Haiying Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
Kearns Sayre Syndrome
pregnancy
postpartum
mitochondrial
cardiac failure
case report
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.906112/full
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Summary:Kearns Sayre Syndrome (KSS) is a rare mitochondrial disease characterized by a primary dysfunction of the mitochondrial respiratory chain. Cardiac involvement is a poor prognostic factor of KSS. Pregnancy and delivery in a KSS patient with cardiac involvement is uncommon, and strategies for the supervision and management of this group remain unclear. Herein, we report and discuss pregnancy and delivery complicated with acute cardiopulmonary failure in a woman with KSS.
ISSN:2296-858X

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