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Pregnancy outcomes in patients with structural heart disease: a single center experience
Author(s) -
EunYoung Choi,
Eun Sun Kim,
Jungyoon Kim,
Minkyung Song,
Seong Ho Kim,
Chung Il Noh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2223-3660
pISSN - 2223-3652
DOI - 10.21037/cdt-20-786
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , center (category theory) , single center , disease , heart disease , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , obstetrics , surgery , genetics , biology , chemistry , crystallography
In women, pregnancy is a period of relatively drastic hemodynamic change in a short period of time. Most pregnant women adapt well to these gradual hemodynamic changes. However, in women with congenital heart disease or other structural heart disease, adaptation to theses sudden hemodynamic changes is difficult, and heart failure or arrhythmia can get aggravated. This study shares our experiences on the outcomes of pregnancy in patients with structural heart disease.

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