Pregnancy complicated by maternal heart disease. A review of 519 women

McFaul, PB; Jc, Dornan; Lamki, H; Boyle, D

doi:10.1016/0020-7292(89)90753-4

Cited by 32 publications

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“…Mitral stenosis is the commonest and most commonly fatal of all cardiac conditions during pregnancy 2. It is essential that it is diagnosed and carefully assessed in pregnancy.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Lesson of the Week: The risks of delay in diagnosis of breathlessness in pregnancy

Morley

Lim

1995

BMJ

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“…Mitral stenosis is the commonest and most commonly fatal of all cardiac conditions during pregnancy 2. It is essential that it is diagnosed and carefully assessed in pregnancy.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Lesson of the Week: The risks of delay in diagnosis of breathlessness in pregnancy

Morley

Lim

1995

BMJ

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“…Atrial fibrillation is a frequent precipitant of heart failure in pregnant patients with mitral stenosis, primarily caused by uncontrolled ventricular rate, and equivalent tachycardia of any cause may produce the same detrimental effect. Earlier studies examining a pregnant population comprised predominantly of women with rheumatic mitral disease showed that mortality rate increased with worsening antenatal maternal functional class 3. A more recent study found no mortality but described substantial morbidity from heart failure and arrhythmia 4…”

Section: Outcomes Associated With Specific Cardiac Lesionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE: Heart disease and pregnancy

Siu

Colman

2001

Heart

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“…In one study mitral stenosis, mitral incompetence, and aortic incompetence accounted respectively for 61%, 33%, and 6% of rheumatic valvular disease complicating pregnancy. 28 The incidence of thromboembolism in mitral stenosis is reported to be 1.5-4.7% per year. Risk factors include atrial fibrillation and a history of previous thromboembolism.…”

Section: Valvular Heart Diseasementioning

confidence: 99%

Venous and Arterial Thrombosis during Pregnancy: Epidemiology

Walker¹

2003

Seminars in Vascular Medicine

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Venous thromboembolism is an important cause of maternal morbidity and mortality throughout the developed world with an incidence of about 1 per 1000 deliveries, of which 1-2% are fatal. Two thirds of women who have a pregnancy-associated deep vein thrombosis develop the post-thrombotic syndrome and suffer long-term morbidity. The risk of venous thromboembolism is greater in older women and in women who have an operative delivery. Other risk factors include obesity, high parity, and immobilization. Acquired or inherited thrombophilias augment the risk, and some women with a previous history of venous thromboembolism may be at increased risk of a recurrence associated with pregnancy. Arterial thrombosis is uncommon in pregnancy but may have devastating consequences. The incidence of ischemic stroke associated with pregnancy is unknown but is estimated to be about 0.18 per 1000 deliveries-the majority being the result of arterial occlusion. Myocardial infarction is estimated to occur in 0.1 per 1000 women in association with pregnancy. Events occur most frequently peripartum or postpartum. Risk factors include maternal age, atherosclerosis, obesity, hypertension, and smoking.

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Pregnancy complicated by maternal heart disease. A review of 519 women

Cited by 32 publications

References 9 publications

Lesson of the Week: The risks of delay in diagnosis of breathlessness in pregnancy

Lesson of the Week: The risks of delay in diagnosis of breathlessness in pregnancy

CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE: Heart disease and pregnancy

Venous and Arterial Thrombosis during Pregnancy: Epidemiology

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