Influence of socioeconomic factors on pregnancy outcome in women with structural heart disease.
Iris M van HagenSara BaartRebekah Fong Soe KhioeKaren Sliwa-HahnleNasser TahaMalgorzata LelonekLuigi TavazziAldo Pietro MaggioniMark R JohnsonNikolaos ManiadakisRichard FordhamRoger HallJolien W Roos-Hesselinknull nullPublished in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) (2017)
While there are definite interregional differences in pregnancy outcome in women with cardiac disease, these differences seem to be mainly driven by individual patient characteristics. Adjustment for country characteristics refined the results to a limited extent, but maternal condition seems to be the main determinant of outcome.