Pregnancy and heart disease: A review

About one per cent of all pregnancies are affected by maternal heart disease, which may have significant influence on the maternal and foetal outcome. In this context rheumatic heart disease is declining and congenital heart disease is becoming the dominant category. Our experience of pregnancy in t...

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Published in:European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1997-12, Vol.75 (1), p.43-50
Main Authors: Thilén, U, Olsson, S.B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anticoagulants - adverse effects
Anticoagulants - therapeutic use
Arrhythmias, Cardiac
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiology. Vascular system
Congenital heart diseases. Malformations of the aorta, pulmonary vessels and vena cava
Delivery, Obstetric
Female
Heart
Heart disease
Heart Diseases - genetics
Heart Diseases - physiopathology
Heart Diseases - therapy
Heart Valve Prosthesis
Hemodynamics
Humans
Medical sciences
Myocardial Ischemia
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular - physiopathology
Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular - therapy
Pregnancy Outcome
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Summary:About one per cent of all pregnancies are affected by maternal heart disease, which may have significant influence on the maternal and foetal outcome. In this context rheumatic heart disease is declining and congenital heart disease is becoming the dominant category. Our experience of pregnancy in the new groups of patients created by paediatric heart surgery is scant and a continuous update is required.
ISSN:0301-2115
1872-7654
DOI:10.1016/S0301-2115(97)00188-7