Successful Delivery at 27 Weeks for Mom with Heart Failure [Video]

Very few places in the United States have an established cardio-obstetrics program, where specialists in cardiology and maternal fetal medicine unite to care for patients with complex heart disease during pregnancy. La’Toria was diagnosed with heart failure at the age of 40. When she learned she was pregnant, she sought the expertise of the cardio-obstetrics team at University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute, a collaboration with University Hospitals MacDonald Women’s Hospital. Despite La’Toria experiencing cardiogenic shock and fetal complications, with the help of her team a truly remarkable outcome occurred. For more information about heart care at University Hospitals: https://www.UHhospitals.org/heart

University Hospitals is one of the nation’s leading health care systems, providing patient-centered care that meets the highest standards for quality and patient safety and have received numerous awards and recognitions from some of the most prestigious institutions in the country for our leadership and exceptional patient outcomes. As an accountable care organization, we foster long-term patient-provider relationships that help promote preventive care, increase wellness and healthy behaviors, decrease emergency episodes, and prevent hospitalizations. To learn more: https://www.uhhospitals.org