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Pregnancy in women with inherited cardiomyopathies increases the risk for arrhythmias and heart failure, necessitating preconception evaluation and management by an experienced team.
Preconception evaluation, risk assessment, and proper counseling by an experienced multidisciplinary team are mandatory for managing women with inherited cardiomyopathies planning pregnancy.
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May warrant specialized preconception counseling in inherited cardiomyopathies; leaves open need for prospective validation of risk models.
Pregnancy exposes women with inherited cardiomyopathies to increased risk for arrhythmias and heart failure. In asymptomatic patients with inherited cardiomyopathies, pregnancy is generally well tolerated. Preconception evaluation, risk assessment and proper counseling by a team of experienced physicians are mandatory in managing women with inherited cardiomyopathies planning pregnancy. In this paper, we reviewed the clinical course, risk assessment and management during pregnancy of women with cardiomyopathies.
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Golia et al. (2016) conducted a review in Inherited cardiomyopathies and heart failure. Preconception evaluation, risk assessment and management was evaluated. Pregnancy in women with inherited cardiomyopathies increases the risk for arrhythmias and heart failure, necessitating preconception evaluation and management by an experienced team.
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