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Prasad D, Prasad RV, Choudhary MK, Kumari K. Cardiovascular disease in pregnancy and its outcome: A prospective study. J Family Med Prim Care 2023; 12:2714-2720. [PMID: 38186795 PMCID: PMC10771193 DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_507_23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Revised: 06/13/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024] Open
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Introduction Prevalence estimates place maternal heart illness anywhere from 0.3 to 3.5 percent. Up to 20.5% of all maternal deaths of non-obstetrical cause are attributable to cardiovascular disease. Aim The aim of the study was the management of patients with the multidisciplinary approach to maternal cardiovascular disease and its influence on maternal and fetal outcomes in a tertiary care centre. Objectives 1. To find out the prevalence and spectrum of heart disease in Pregnancy. 2. To find out the outcome of pregnancy with heart disease in a tertiary care centre. Materials and Methods This prospective study of one year was done on pregnant with heart disease coming to the Obstetrics and Gynaecology department in collaboration with the cardiology department of IGIMS, Patna. A study was done on 65 pregnant with heart disease between the age group 20 to 35 years were compared to a control group of 65 pregnant women who were hospitalised during the same time period but did not have heart disease. All the pregnant women with heart disease were included in this study. Patients with medical disorders like Kidney disease, Liver disease, Pulmonary Disease, Diabetes Mellitus were excluded from the study. We used IBM's SPSS v23 to analyse the collected data. Result Prevalence of heart disease in pregnancy was 5.8% in present study and mostly of RHD (62.5%), followed by corrected CHD (12.5%) and CHD (10.9%). Patients of NYHA Class I and II (58.5%), Class III (26.2%), and Class IV (15.4%). The mitral valve was most often impacted by RHD (35.3% of all cases), followed by the tricuspid valve (15.0%). Eight (1.1%) people had cardiac surgery for therapeutic reasons. Six percent of all corrective surgeries included closing an atrial septal defect (ASD). The most common kind of congenital abnormality was a ventricular septal defect (VSD, 3%), followed by atrial septal defect (ASD, 1.5%) and pulmonary ductal atresia (PDA, 1.5%). Patients with heart disease had a higher rate of MTP, emergency LSCS and instrumental births than the controls. Deaths during pregnancy were 4 (6.2%) with cardiac disease and no maternal mortality in control group and all belonged to NYHA Class 4 were anaemic. In patients with a left ventricular ejection fraction of 45% or below, death was high. Two women died intrapartum from RHD, and two died postpartum from Peripartum cardiomyopathy. There were significantly more incidences of low-birth-weight infants (36.4%) compared to the control group (p = 0.001). Cases had a statistically significant greater frequency of obstetric problems, as well as an increased risk of developing anaemia, hypertension, hypothyroidism, cholestasis, FGR, and GDM (p-value 0.017). Multiparity, severe valvular lesion, NYHA function class III or IV, arrhythmia, and low ejection fraction were associated with poor maternal outcome in the current study. Conclusion Maternal morbidity and mortality due to heart disease can be reduced appreciably by antenatal care, early diagnosis, and management with the help of cardiologists and surgery in selected cases.
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Long V, Fiset C. Contribution of estrogen to the pregnancy-induced increase in cardiac automaticity. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2020; 147:27-34. [PMID: 32798536 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2020.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2020] [Revised: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 08/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND The heart rate progressively increases throughout pregnancy, reaching a maximum in the third trimester. This elevated heart rate is also present in pregnant mice and is associated with accelerated automaticity, higher density of the pacemaker current If and changes in Ca2+ homeostasis in sinoatrial node (SAN) cells. Strong evidence has also been provided showing that 17β-estradiol (E2) and estrogen receptor α (ERα) regulate heart rate. Accordingly, we sought to determine whether E2 levels found in late pregnancy cause the increased cardiac automaticity associated with pregnancy. METHODS AND RESULTS Voltage- and current-clamp experiments were carried out on SAN cells isolated from female mice lacking estrogen receptor alpha (ERKOα) or beta (ERKOβ) receiving chronic E2 treatment mimicking late pregnancy concentrations. E2 treatment significantly increased the action potential rate (284 ± 24 bpm, +E2 354 ± 23 bpm, p = 0.040) and the density of If (+52%) in SAN cells from ERKOβ mice. However, If density remains unchanged in SAN cells from E2-treated ERKOα mice. Additionally, E2 also increased If density (+67%) in nodal-like human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (N-hiPSC-CM), recapitulating in a human SAN cell model the effect produced in mice. However, the L-type calcium current (ICaL) and Ca2+ transients, examined using N-hiPSC-CM and SAN cells respectively, were not affected by E2, indicating that other mechanisms contribute to changes observed in these parameters during pregnancy. CONCLUSION The accelerated SAN automaticity observed in E2-treated ERKOβ mice is explained by an increased If density mediated by ERα, demonstrating that E2 plays a major role in regulating SAN function during pregnancy.
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- Valérie Long
- Research Center, Montreal Heart Institute, 5000 Bélanger, Montréal H1T 1C8, Québec, Canada; Faculty of Pharmacy, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
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- Research Center, Montreal Heart Institute, 5000 Bélanger, Montréal H1T 1C8, Québec, Canada; Faculty of Pharmacy, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
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Acosta-Calderón ML, Múnera-Echeverri AG, Manrique-Hernández RD, Vásquez-Trespalacios EM. Desenlaces materno-fetales en embarazadas con categoría de riesgo III - IV según la Organización Mundial de la Salud en un centro de tercer nivel durante 2006 a 2017. REVISTA COLOMBIANA DE CARDIOLOGÍA 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rccar.2019.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of maternal death and cases of cardiovascular death are often associated with failure to provide timely risk-appropriate care. This review outlines considerations for creation of a team focused on the care of women with CVD during pregnancy and beyond. RECENT FINDINGS Improved outcomes for women with complex medical or obstetric conditions managed by a multidisciplinary care team inspired national guidelines advising the creation of a Pregnancy Heart Team for women with CVD in pregnancy. The recommendations from the European Society of Cardiology provide general guidance for risk-appropriate care without elaborating on the details of these specialized care teams. A Pregnancy Heart Team led by providers from cardiology, maternal-fetal medicine, obstetrics, obstetric anesthesia, pharmacy, and nursing support a holistic approach to patient care while facilitating opportunities for cross-disciplinary education. This team should focus on frequent antepartum risk stratification, multidisciplinary delivery planning, and comprehensive preconception and postpartum care. Available evidence suggests that a consistent and integrated approach to care for women with CVD in pregnancy has the potential to decrease severe maternal morbidity and mortality. The cost-effectiveness of this approach and the impact of this comprehensive care model on a woman's long-term cardiovascular health warrant future study.
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Easter SR, Rouse CE, Duarte V, Hynes JS, Singh MN, Landzberg MJ, Valente AM, Economy KE. Planned vaginal delivery and cardiovascular morbidity in pregnant women with heart disease. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2020; 222:77.e1-77.e11. [PMID: 31310750 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2019] [Revised: 06/30/2019] [Accepted: 07/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although consensus guidelines on the management of cardiovascular disease in pregnancy reserve cesarean delivery for obstetric indications, there is a paucity of data to support this approach. OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to compare cardiovascular and obstetric morbidity in women with cardiovascular disease according to the plan for vaginal birth or cesarean delivery. STUDY DESIGN We assembled a prospective cohort of women delivering at an academic tertiary care center with a protocolized multidisciplinary approach to management of cardiovascular disease between September 2011 and December 2016. Our practice is to encourage vaginal birth in women with cardiovascular disease unless there is an obstetric indication for cesarean delivery. We allow women attempting vaginal birth a trial of Valsalva in the second stage with the ability to provide operative vaginal delivery if pushing leads to changes in hemodynamics or symptoms. Women were classified according to planned mode of delivery: either vaginal birth or cesarean delivery. We then used univariate analysis to compare adverse outcomes according to planned mode of delivery. The primary composite cardiac outcome of interest included sustained arrhythmia, heart failure, cardiac arrest, cerebral vascular accident, need for cardiac surgery or intervention, or death. Secondary obstetric and neonatal outcomes were also considered. RESULTS We included 276 consenting women with congenital heart disease (68.5%), arrhythmias (11.2%), connective tissue disease (9.1%), cardiomyopathy (8.0%), valvular disease (1.4%), or vascular heart disease (1.8%) at or beyond 24 weeks' gestation. Seventy-six percent (n = 210) planned vaginal birth and 24% (n = 66) planned cesarean delivery. Women planning vaginal birth had lower rates of left ventricular outflow tract obstruction, multiparity, and preterm delivery. All women attempting vaginal birth were allowed Valsalva. Among planned vaginal deliveries 86.2% (n = 181) were successful, with a 9.5% operative vaginal delivery rate. Five women underwent operative vaginal delivery for the indication of cardiovascular disease without another obstetric indication at the discretion of the delivering provider. Four of these patients tolerated trials of Valsalva ranging from 15 to 75 minutes prior to delivery. Adverse cardiac outcomes were similar between planned vaginal birth and cesarean delivery groups (4.3% vs 3.0%, P = 1.00). Rates of postpartum hemorrhage (1.9% vs 10.6%, P < .01) and transfusion (1.9% vs 9.1%, P = .01) were lower in the planned vaginal birth group. There were no differences in adverse cardiac, obstetric, or neonatal outcomes in the cohort overall or the subset of women with high-risk cardiovascular disease or a high burden of obstetric comorbidity. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that cesarean delivery does not reduce adverse cardiovascular outcomes and lend support to a planned vaginal birth for the majority of women with cardiovascular disease including those with high-risk disease.
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Knisley J, DeBruyn E, Weaver M. Management of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Obstetric Patients: Concerns for Critical Care Nurses. Crit Care Nurse 2019; 39:e8-e15. [PMID: 30936139 DOI: 10.4037/ccn2019620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Critical care nurses are faced with many challenges, and one that is particularly stressful is caring for obstetric patients. This care can become more complex when the obstetric patient requires extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. It is imperative that critical care nurses have knowledge about this unique population, the expected physical changes of pregnancy, and the management of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Obstetric patients present unique challenges, and care is focused on the woman and her family. The purpose of this paper is to provide information for critical care nurses regarding care of obstetric patients who receive extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
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- Jody Knisley
- Jody Knisley is a nurse practitioner at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.,Erin DeBruyn is a women's health nurse practitioner in a private obstetrics and gynecology practice in Nashville, Tennessee.,Michelle Weaver is a nurse practitioner at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
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- Jody Knisley is a nurse practitioner at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.,Erin DeBruyn is a women's health nurse practitioner in a private obstetrics and gynecology practice in Nashville, Tennessee.,Michelle Weaver is a nurse practitioner at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
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- Jody Knisley is a nurse practitioner at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio. .,Erin DeBruyn is a women's health nurse practitioner in a private obstetrics and gynecology practice in Nashville, Tennessee. .,Michelle Weaver is a nurse practitioner at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
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Duan L, Ng A, Chen W, Spencer HT, Lee MS. Beta-blocker subtypes and risk of low birth weight in newborns. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2018; 20:1603-1609. [PMID: 30267456 DOI: 10.1111/jch.13397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2018] [Revised: 07/30/2018] [Accepted: 08/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Beta-blockers are one of the most commonly prescribed classes of antihypertensive medications during pregnancy. Previous studies reported an association between beta-blocker exposure and intrauterine growth restriction. Whether some beta-blocker subtypes may be associated with higher risk is not known. This is a retrospective cohort study of pregnant women exposed to beta-blockers in the Kaiser Permanente Southern California Region between 2003 and 2014. Logistic regression models were used to evaluate association between exposure to different beta-blocker agents and risk of low fetal birth weights. In a cohort of 379 238 singleton pregnancies, 4847 (1.3%) were exposed to beta-blockers. The four most commonly prescribed beta-blockers were labetalol (n = 3357), atenolol (n = 638), propranolol (n = 489), and metoprolol (n = 324). Mean birth weight and % low birth weight (<2500 g) were 2926 ± 841 g and 24.4% for labetalol, 3058 ± 748 g and 18.0% for atenolol, 3163 ± 702 g and 13.3% for metoprolol, 3286 ± 651 g and 7.6% for propranolol, and 3353 ± 554 g and 5.2% for non-exposed controls. Exposure to atenolol and labetalol were associated with increased risks of infant born small for gestational age (SGA) (atenolol: adjusted OR 2.4, 95% CI: 1.7-3.3; labetalol: adjusted OR 2.9, 95% CI: 2.6-3.2). Risk of SGA associated with metoprolol or propranolol exposure was not significantly different from the non-exposed group (metoprolol: adjusted OR 1.5, 95% CI: 0.9-2.3; propranolol: adjusted OR 1.3, 95% CI: 0.9-1.9). Association between beta-blocker exposure and SGA does not appear to be a class effect. Variations in pharmacodynamics and confounding by indication may explain these findings.
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- Lewei Duan
- Department of Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Pasadena, California
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- Division of Cardiology, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Pasadena, California
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- Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Cardiology, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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Efficacy and safety of direct oral anticoagulants during pregnancy; a systematic literature review. Thromb Res 2018; 169:123-127. [DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2018.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2018] [Revised: 07/10/2018] [Accepted: 07/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Pierce T, Hovnanian M, Hedgire S, Ghoshhajra B. Imaging of Cardiovascular Disease in Pregnancy and the Peripartum Period. CURRENT TREATMENT OPTIONS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE 2017; 19:94. [PMID: 29134367 DOI: 10.1007/s11936-017-0593-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OPINION STATEMENT Cardiovascular disease is an important cause of morbidity and mortality during pregnancy and the postpartum period. During pregnancy, the cardiovascular system undergoes extensive hemodynamic, hormonal, and microstructural changes which may exacerbate a preexisting underlying cardiovascular condition or predispose to cardiovascular complications not typically seen in young healthy women. Such conditions include spontaneous coronary artery dissection, atherosclerotic coronary artery disease, and peripartum cardiomyopathy. When evaluating this patient population, the diagnostic strategy should be tailored to specifically assess this distinct disease spectrum. The choice of imaging techniques must also consider potential risks to both the mother and child; a unique challenge of diagnostic imaging during pregnancy. The risk of radiation from radiography, computed tomography, and nuclear medicine imaging; iodinated and gadolinium-based contrast media for computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging respectively; and heat deposition from sonography are of special importance during pregnancy. A thorough understanding of pregnancy-specific cardiovascular complications and the capabilities and risks of available diagnostic imaging modalities is crucial to appropriately manage the pregnant patient.
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- Theodore Pierce
- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Founders 216, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Radiology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine - BISLR, 1000 Tenth Avenue, New York, NY, 10019, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital - Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital - Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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Roos-Hesselink JW, Budts W, Walker F, De Backer JFA, Swan L, Stones W, Kranke P, Sliwa-Hahnle K, Johnson MR. Organisation of care for pregnancy in patients with congenital heart disease. Heart 2017; 103:1854-1859. [PMID: 28739807 DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2017-311758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2017] [Revised: 06/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Improvements in surgery have resulted in more women with repaired congenital heart disease (CHD) surviving to adulthood. Women with CHD, who wish to embark on pregnancy require prepregnancy counselling. This consultation should cover several issues such as the long-term prognosis of the mother, fertility and miscarriage rates, recurrence risk of CHD in the baby, drug therapy during pregnancy, estimated maternal risk and outcome, expected fetal outcomes and plans for pregnancy. Prenatal genetic testing is available for those patients with an identified genetic defect using pregestational diagnosis or prenatal diagnosis chorionic villus sampling or amniocentesis. Centralisation of care is needed for high-risk patients. Finally, currently there are no recommendations addressing the issue of the delivery. It is crucial that a dedicated plan for delivery should be available for all cardiac patients. The maternal mortality in low-income to middle-income countries is 14 times higher than in high-income countries and needs additional aspects and dedicated care.
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- Department of Congenital and Structural Cardiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiology, Centre for Grown-Up Congenital Heart Disease, St Bartholomews Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiology, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
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- Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St George's, University of London, London, UK.,Departments of Public Health and Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Malawi College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, University Hospital of Würzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany.,Scientific Subcommittee on Obstetric Anaesthesiology, European Society of Anaesthesiology, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, SA MRC Cape Heart Centre, Hatter Institute for Cardiovascular Research, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.,Soweto Cardiovascular Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Obstetrics, Imperial College School of Medicine, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK
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At the Heart of the Pregnancy: What Prenatal and Cardiovascular Genetic Counselors Need to Know about Maternal Heart Disease. J Genet Couns 2017; 26:669-688. [DOI: 10.1007/s10897-017-0081-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2016] [Accepted: 02/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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De Backer J, Muiño-Mosquera L, Demulier L. Aortopathy. PREGNANCY AND CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-38913-4_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Meneguin S, Xavier CDL, Santana DGD. Qualidade de vida de cardiopatas durante a gestação e após o parto. ACTA PAUL ENFERM 2016. [DOI: 10.1590/1982-0194201600032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Resumo Objetivo Analisar as mudanças na qualidade de vida em pacientes cardiopatas durante a gestação e após o parto, e estudar as correlações das características sociodemográficas e clínicas com medidas de qualidade de vida no puerpério. Métodos Estudo prospectivo que incluiu 33 gestantes selecionadas por amostra não probabilística. O instrumento de pesquisa foi o questionário SF-36. Para a comparação das médias dos escores dos domínios do SF-36 foi utilizado o test t de Student e o coeficiente de Spearman para possíveis correlações. Resultados Comparada à gestação, houve melhora na avaliação de qualidade de vida após o parto, exceto nos domínios estado geral de saúde e vitalidade. A variável planejamento da gestação indicou correlação positiva com o domínio saúde mental e negativa com aspectos emocionais no puerpério. Conclusão Após o parto houve melhora na qualidade de vida. Não planejar a gestação contribuiu melhorou a saúde mental, mas agravou os aspectos emocionais no puerpério.
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Anthony J, Osman A, Sani MU. Valvular heart disease in pregnancy. Cardiovasc J Afr 2016; 27:111-8. [PMID: 27213859 PMCID: PMC4928166 DOI: 10.5830/cvja-2016-052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2016] [Accepted: 04/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Valvular heart disease may be a pre-existing complication of pregnancy or it may be diagnosed for the first time during pregnancy. Accurate diagnosis, tailored therapy and an understanding of the physiology and pathophysiology of pregnancy are necessary components of management, best achieved through the use of multidisciplinary clinics. This review outlines the management of specific lesions, with particular reference to post-rheumatic valvular heart disease.
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Medicine, Bayero University Kano and Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kanu, Nigeria
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Small HY, Morgan H, Beattie E, Griffin S, Indahl M, Delles C, Graham D. Abnormal uterine artery remodelling in the stroke prone spontaneously hypertensive rat. Placenta 2015; 37:34-44. [PMID: 26612342 PMCID: PMC4721537 DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2015.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2015] [Revised: 10/29/2015] [Accepted: 10/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The stroke prone spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHRSP) is an established model of human cardiovascular risk. We sought to characterise the uteroplacental vascular response to pregnancy in this model and determine whether this is affected by the pre-existing maternal hypertension. METHODS Doppler ultrasound and myography were utilised to assess uterine artery functional and structural changes pre-pregnancy and at gestational day 18 in SHRSP (untreated and nifedipine treated) and in the normotensive Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rat. Maternal adaptations to pregnancy were also assessed along with histology and expression of genes involved in oxidative stress in the placenta. RESULTS SHRSP uterine arteries had a pulsatile blood flow and were significantly smaller (70906 ± 3903 μm(2) vs. 95656 ± 8524 μm(2) cross-sectional area; p < 0.01), had a significant increase in contractile response (57.3 ± 10.5 kPa vs 27.7 ± 1.9 kPa; p < 0.01) and exhibited impaired endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation (58.0 ± 5.9% vs 13.9 ± 4.6%; p < 0.01) compared to WKY. Despite significant blood pressure lowering, nifedipine did not improve uterine artery remodelling, function or blood flow in SHRSP. Maternal plasma sFLT-1/PlGF ratio (5.3 ± 0.3 vs 4.6 ± 0.1; p < 0.01) and the urinary albumin/creatinine ratio (1.9 ± 0.2 vs 0.6 ± 0.1; p < 0.01) was increased in SHRSP vs WKY. The SHRSP placenta had a significant reduction in glycogen cell content and an increase in Hif1α, Sod1 and Vegf. DISCUSSION We conclude that the SHRSP exhibits a number of promising characteristics as a model of spontaneous deficient uteroplacental remodelling that adversely affect pregnancy outcome, independent of pre-existing hypertension.
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- Heather Y Small
- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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Pregnancy outcomes in women with heart disease: Experience of a tertiary center in the Netherlands. Pregnancy Hypertens 2015; 5:165-70. [DOI: 10.1016/j.preghy.2014.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2014] [Revised: 10/19/2014] [Accepted: 12/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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