Marjorie Richardson, Jean Philippe Bonnet, Capucine Coulon, Olivia Domanski, Benjamin Constans, Max Gonzalez Estevez, Sophie Gautier, Luisa Marsili, Yasmine Ould Hamoud, Augustin Coisne, Hélène Ridon, Anne-Sophie Polge, Stéphanie Mouton, Yasmine Haddad, Francis Juthier, Mouhamed Moussa, Claire Mounier Vehier, Gilles Lemesle, Guillaume Schurtz, Charles Garabedian, Mercedes Jourdain, Sandro Ninni, François Brigadeau, David Montaigne, Nicolas Lamblin, Louise Ghesquiere
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are currently the leading cause of maternal death in Western countries. Although multidisciplinary cardio-obstetric teams are recommended to improve the management of pregnant women with CVD, data supporting this approach are scarce. AIMS: To describe the characteristics and outcomes of pregnant patients with CVD managed within the cardio-obstetric programme of a tertiary centre. METHODS: We included every pregnant patient with history of CVD managed by our cardio-obstetric team between June 2017 and December 2019, and collected all major cardiovascular events (death, heart failure, acute coronary syndromes, stroke, endocarditis and aortic dissection) that occurred during pregnancy, peripartum and the following year...
April 12, 2024: Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases