Valvular heart disease and pregnancy part I: native valves.
Pregnancy in patients with valvular heart disease (VHD) continues to pose a challenge to both physicians and their patients and could be associated with an unfavorable maternal as well as fetal outcome. The purpose of this paper is to review the available clinical data and provide recommendations for the management of patients with VHD during gestation.
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Heart Failure Program, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA. elkayam@usc.edu
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D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000379:methods; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006334:Heart Function Tests; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D011295:Prenatal Care; D011666:Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D012306:Risk