2012
DOI: 10.1007/s13224-012-0220-2
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Pregnancy Complicated by Maternal Heart Disease: A Review of 281 Women

Abstract: Objectives To study maternal heart disease in an Indian setting for: (1) different etiological factors, (2) different types of lesions, and (3) maternal and perinatal outcome. Methods 281 women with heart disease who delivered C28 weeks of gestation at different teaching institutions (tertiary care centres) in India were studied. Results Rheumatic heart disease (n = 195; 69.4 %) with isolated mitral stenosis (n = 75; 26.7 %) were the commonest. Septal defect (n = 27; 9.6 %) was the predominant lesion among the… Show more

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“…This was found to be 38.5% in the study done by Konar and Chaudhuri. 11 In congenital heart disease, atrial septal defect was the commonest lesion followed by ventricular septal defect (Table 4), similar to the study of Gore et al…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 80%
“…This was found to be 38.5% in the study done by Konar and Chaudhuri. 11 In congenital heart disease, atrial septal defect was the commonest lesion followed by ventricular septal defect (Table 4), similar to the study of Gore et al…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 80%
“…27,28 Preterm doğum ve düşük doğum ağırlıklı bebekler kalp hastalığı olan kadınlarda bilinen en önemli neonatal komplikasyonlardır. 29 Ancak, bu çalışmada bebeklerin doğumdaki ortalama gebelik haftası 37,1±3,2 idi ve ortalama doğum ağırlığı 3034 ±767,5 g idi. Bu sonuç, çalışma grubundaki hastaların önemli ölçü-deki yüzdesini (%91,8) NYHA I-II fonksiyonel sı-nıftaki hastaların oluşturması ile açıklanabilir.…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
“…In India and other developing countries RHD is most common cardiac disease. 2 Worldwide, mitral stenosis is the most common valvular defect responsible for maternal deaths with cardiac disease. Child bearing women with cardiac disease present a unique challenge to the heart care provider.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%