Heart failure in pregnancy

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Abstract

With increasing maternal age and the presence of comorbid conditions such as hypertension, cardiovascular assessment and monitoring is the responsibility of all clinicians caring for pregnant patients. Furthermore, there are specific conditions, such as mitral stenosis, peripartum cardiomyopathy, and preeclampsia, that can be associated with heart failure and secondary maternal (and fetal) mortality and morbidity. The important causes of heart failure in pregnancy are discussed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)277-281
Number of pages5
JournalCurrent heart failure reports
Volume9
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2012

Keywords

  • Heart failure
  • Mitral stenosis
  • Peripartum cardiomyopathy
  • Preeclampsia
  • Pregnancy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Emergency Medicine
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Physiology (medical)

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