Heart disease and pregnancy: State of the art
Rev Port Cardiol (Engl Ed). 2019 May;38(5):373-383.
doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2018.05.013.
Epub 2019 Jun 18.
[Article in
English,
Portuguese]
Affiliations
- 1 Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte, EPE, Centro Académico Medicina de Lisboa/Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal. Electronic address: [email protected].
- 2 Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte, EPE, Centro Académico Medicina de Lisboa/Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.
- 3 Serviço de Cardiologia, Unidade de Cardiopatia da Gestante, Instituto do Coração (InCor) do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil.
Abstract
The association between heart disease and pregnancy is increasingly prevalent. Although most women with heart disease tolerate the physiological changes of pregnancy, there are heart conditions that manifest for the first time during pregnancy and others that totally contraindicate a pregnancy. It is therefore important to establish multidisciplinary teams dedicated to the management of women with heart disease who intend to become, or who already are, pregnant. The aim of this article is to systematically review current knowledge on the approach to women with high-risk cardiovascular disease during pregnancy.
Keywords:
Cardiopatia; Gravidez; Heart disease; Heart failure; Insuficiência cardíaca; Pregnancy.
Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U.
MeSH terms
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Female
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Global Health
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Heart Diseases / epidemiology*
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Humans
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / epidemiology*
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Prevalence