Pregnant women with prosthetic heart valves.
Pregnant women with prosthetic heart valves present the same myriad of problems and challenges inherent in other patients with severe cardiac disease. Care for these patients should involve counseling to determine the advisability of attempting or continuing pregnancy. Combined team care with several specialists is necessary for the optimal management of these patients. Family planning is very important for these patients.
McColgin
S W
SW
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson 39216-4505.
Martin
J N
JN
Morrison
J C
JC
D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D005323:Fetal Monitoring; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000188:drug therapy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / Q000517:prevention & control; D012307:Risk Factors; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000517:prevention & control
D000925:Anticoagulants