Author/Authors :
Uri Elkayam، نويسنده , , Fahed Bitar، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
Pregnancy in patients with valvular heart disease (VHD) continues to pose a challenge to both physicians and their patients and could be associated with an unfavorable maternal as well as fetal outcome. The purpose of this paper is to review the available clinical data and provide recommendations for the management of patients with VHD during gestation.
Keywords :
ACE , intravenous , MR , angiotensin-converting enzyme , As , Intramuscular , MS , IV , aortic stenosis , mitral stenosis , PS , AR , NYHA , New York Heart Association , mitral regurgitation , MVA , aortic regurgitation , mitral valve area , IM , PMBV , percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty , pulmonic stenosis
