title: Cardiac disease in pregnancy.
abstract: Cardiac disease in pregnancy remains a major cause of indirect maternal death. An understanding of the impact of the physiologic changes associated with pregnancy upon structural cardiac disease is essential for proper counseling and management of these complex patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy