Gabriele Egidy Assenza, Konstantinos Dimopoulos, Werner Budts, Andrea Donti, Katherine E Economy, Gaetano Domenico Gargiulo, Michael Gatzoulis, Michael Job Landzberg, Anne Marie Valente, Jolien Roos-Hesselink
The growing population of women with heart disease of reproductive age has been associated with an increasing number of high-risk pregnancies. Pregnant women with heart disease are a very heterogeneous population, with different risks for maternal cardiovascular, obstetric, and foetal complications. Adverse cardiovascular events during pregnancy pose significant clinical challenges, with uncertainties regarding diagnostic and therapeutic approaches potentially compromising maternal and foetal health. This review summarizes best practice for the treatment of common cardiovascular complications during pregnancy, based on expert opinion, current guidelines, and available evidence...
November 1, 2021: European Heart Journal