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Author(s):
Angela Maas
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2 years ago
Author(s):
Phyo Htet Khaing
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G Louise Buchanan
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Vijay Kunadian
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3 years ago
Many profound physiological changes take place in the cardiovascular system during pregnancy to meet the increased metabolic demands of both the mother and foetus. Such changes include an increase in circulating blood volume and cardiac output and decreases in systemic vascular resistance, blood pressure and hypercoagulation.1,2 The increase in circulatory burden during pregnancy and the…
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Author(s):
Chiara Fraccaro
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Noemie Tence
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Giulia Masiero
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et al
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3 years ago
Valvular heart disease (VHD) is encountered in approximately 1% of pregnancies, significantly increasing both maternal and foetal risk.1,2 Rheumatic VHD remains the most common form in non-Western countries, whereas congenital heart disease dominates in the Western world.3,4 As increasing numbers of women with congenital heart disease are reaching childbearing age, the prevalence of women of…
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Author(s):
Jonathan A Mailey
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Patrick Thompson
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Paul W Johnston
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et al
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1 year ago
Peripartum CS and MCS
Author(s):
Giulia Botti
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Sharmaine Thirunavukarasu
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Francesca Ziviello
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et al
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4 months ago
Article
Author(s):
Gianfranco Aprigliano
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Altin Palloshi
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Nuccia Morici
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et al
Added:
3 years ago
Cardiovascular diseases represent the leading cause of mortality in pregnancy.1,2 They are classified as direct (acute onset disease) or indirect (worsening of pre-existing cardiac disease). This overview is focused on acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in pregnancy and the post-partum period. ACS in this setting is a rare condition, but in the last two decades its incidence has grown.3 This…
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Jolien Roos-Hesselink
Author
Ki Park
Job title: Associate Professor
Author
Dawn Adamson
Research Area(s) / Expertise:
Job title: Consultant Interventional Cardiologist
Author
Ting Ting Low
Research Area(s) / Expertise: Author
Prevention & Chronic Conditions
Inherited and Congenital Cardiac Conditions
Job title: Director, Women Heart Health Programme, Senior Consultant, Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre, Singapore