Predictors of maternal and neonatal complications in women with severe valvular heart disease during pregnancy in Tunisia: a retrospective cohort study.

Rania HammamiMohamed Ali Ibn HadjYosra MejdoubAmine BahloulSelma CharfeddineLeila AbidSamir KammounAbdallah DammakKais Chaabene

Published in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2021)

Revelation of valvular heart disease during pregnancy is a predictor of not only cardiac but also neonatal complications. Valvular heart disease screening during pre-conceptional counseling is thus crucial.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
pulmonary hypertension
aortic valve
oral anticoagulants
risk factors
left ventricular
early onset
heart failure
birth weight
antiretroviral therapy
hiv testing
gestational age