Anaesthetic Management For Emergency Caesarean Section In A Pregnant Woman With Severe Mitral Stenosis And Decompensated Heart Failure

Abstract

This report describes the anaesthetic management of a 30-year-old pregnant woman at 37 weeks of gestation with severe mitral stenosis and decompensated heart failure who presented for an emergency caesarean section. The patient presented with New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III symptoms and pulmonary oedema. Given the severity of her cardiac condition, a general anaesthesia with tight hemodynamic control was planned and executed with successful maternal and foetal outcomes. The case highlights the importance of meticulous cardiovascular management and multidisciplinary coordination in high-risk obstetric patients.