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- Title
Heart disease in pregnancy.
- Authors
Vause, Sarah; Clarke, Bernard
- Abstract
In women with cardiac disease physiological changes in the cardiovascular system associated with pregnancy may precipitate decompensation. Heart disease is the commonest cause of maternal death. Close multidisciplinary working is important to ensure the best care possible for pregnant women with heart disease.
- Subjects
AORTIC dissection; HEALTH care teams; HEART diseases; ISCHEMIA; MYOCARDIAL infarction; MYOCARDIAL revascularization; SUDDEN death; TRANSLUMINAL angioplasty; TROPONIN; CORONARY angiography
- Publication
British Journal of Hospital Medicine (17508460), 2012, Vol 73, Issue 6, p319
- ISSN
1750-8460
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12968/hmed.2012.73.6.319