Valvular heart disease in pregnancy

Valvular heart disease may be a pre-existing complication of pregnancy or it may be diagnosed for the first time during pregnancy. Accurate diagnosis, tailored therapy and an understanding of the physiology and pathophysiology of pregnancy are necessary components of management, best achieved throug...

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Autores principales: Anthony, John, Osman,, Ayesha, Sani, Mahmoud U
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Clinics Cardive Publishing 2016
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Cardiovascular Topics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4928166/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27213859
http://dx.doi.org/10.5830/CVJA-2016-052
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description Valvular heart disease may be a pre-existing complication of pregnancy or it may be diagnosed for the first time during pregnancy. Accurate diagnosis, tailored therapy and an understanding of the physiology and pathophysiology of pregnancy are necessary components of management, best achieved through the use of multidisciplinary clinics. This review outlines the management of specific lesions, with particular reference to post-rheumatic valvular heart disease.
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spelling pubmed-49281662016-07-13 Valvular heart disease in pregnancy Anthony, John Osman,, Ayesha Sani, Mahmoud U Cardiovasc J Afr Cardiovascular Topics Valvular heart disease may be a pre-existing complication of pregnancy or it may be diagnosed for the first time during pregnancy. Accurate diagnosis, tailored therapy and an understanding of the physiology and pathophysiology of pregnancy are necessary components of management, best achieved through the use of multidisciplinary clinics. This review outlines the management of specific lesions, with particular reference to post-rheumatic valvular heart disease. Clinics Cardive Publishing 2016 /pmc/articles/PMC4928166/ /pubmed/27213859 http://dx.doi.org/10.5830/CVJA-2016-052 Text en Copyright © 2015 Clinics Cardive Publishing http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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