title: Cardiovascular drugs during pregnancy.
abstract: There are little available information regarding the fetal risk for the majority of cardiac medications. Fortunately, however, clinical experience with many of these drugs as a necessity would indicate that most are probably safe for use during pregnancy. Since most of these medications are clearly indicated, they should not be withheld simply because the patient is pregnant. For most cardiac conditions, the disease process itself generally carries more of a risk to the mother and fetus than any risk that could be postulated from the medications used to treat the condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235-9032.
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Little
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Gilstrap
mesh_terms: D000014:Abnormalities, Drug-Induced / Q000209:etiology; D002317:Cardiovascular Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D002317:Cardiovascular Agents