Valvular heart disease and pregnancy part I: native valves

Uri Elkayam; Fahed Bitar

doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2005.02.085

Valvular heart disease and pregnancy part I: native valves

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2005 Jul 19;46(2):223-30. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.02.085.

Authors

Uri Elkayam¹, Fahed Bitar

Affiliation

¹ Heart Failure Program, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA. elkayam@usc.edu

PMID: 16022946
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.02.085

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.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Aortic Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis
Aortic Valve Insufficiency / therapy
Aortic Valve Stenosis / diagnosis
Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery
Delivery, Obstetric / methods
Electrocardiography
Female
Heart Function Tests
Heart Valve Diseases* / diagnosis
Heart Valve Diseases* / therapy
Humans
Mitral Valve / surgery
Mitral Valve Stenosis / therapy
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular* / diagnosis
Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular* / therapy
Prenatal Care
Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / diagnosis
Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / therapy
Risk