Why the study?
Pregnancy in women with mechanical heart valves is a high-risk venture due to increased risks of thromboembolism, anticoagulant-related hemorrhage, fetal wastage, and congestive cardiac failure.
Case Report (n=1)
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Supports individualized peripartum anticoagulation planning in mechanical valve pregnancies; leaves open optimal strategies pending higher-level evidence.
Cardiac disorders in pregnancy poses special challenges to health care providers.Complications may arise at any stage due to increased hemodynamic load imposed by pregnancy or because of impaired cardiac performance often seen in these patients.There is an increased risk of thromboembolism, anticoagulant related hemorrhage, fetal wastage, congestive cardiac failure in pregnant women with mechanical heart valve.Pregnancy in such patients is a high risk venture.In order to have good outcome, the care of such patients must involve multi-disciplinary approach and should be done in a well-equipped centre with adequate support system.
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Sunanda et al. (2015) conducted a case report in Pregnancy after mechanical mitral valve replacement for rheumatic heart disease (n=1). Unfractionated heparin during pregnancy followed by postpartum bridge to warfarin was evaluated on Maternal and fetal pregnancy outcome.
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