Open AccessPreconception Consultation Using Treadmill Exercise Stress Echocardiography for Pregnant Women with Left-Sided Heart Valve Stenosis: A Preliminary Report
Author(s) -
Nasibeh Mohammadi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
i̇stanbul kuzey klinikleri
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2148-4902
DOI - 10.14744/nci.2021.67809
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , stenosis , cardiology , risk stratification , treadmill , stress echocardiography , mitral valve stenosis , obstetrics , genetics , biology , coronary artery disease
Pregnancy can increase gradients across the heart valves and consequently deteriorates maternal and fetoneonatal conditions. Hence, pregnancy during heart valve diseases can be challenging and we need to risk stratify patients before conception. We tried to assess the role of preconception consultation using treadmill stress echocardiography (TSE) testing for identifying pregnancy outcomes in women with mitral valve stenosis (MS) or aortic valve stenosis (AS).