Open AccessPregnancy Complicated by Valvular Heart Disease: An Update
Author(s) -
Nanna Michael,
Stergiopoulos Kathleen
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of the american heart association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.494
H-Index - 85
ISSN - 2047-9980
DOI - 10.1161/jaha.113.000712
Subject(s) - medicine , valvular heart disease , pregnancy , cardiology , heart failure , disease , peripartum cardiomyopathy , intensive care medicine , cardiomyopathy , genetics , biology
Cardiovascular disease complicates ≈1% to 3% of all pregnancies and is responsible for 10% to 15% of maternal mortality. Although its prevalence is considered relatively low in pregnant women, heart disease is the most common cause of maternal mortality. Because more women with congenital or