Key result
Cardiac disease during pregnancy affects 0.5-1% of women and is the leading cause of maternal death in the developed world, with no signs of decline over the past two decades.
Population
Pregnant women, specifically focusing on maternal deaths from cardiac disease in the UK between 2003-2005.
Design
Review
Authors
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Cardiac disease in pregnancy demands vigilant multidisciplinary monitoring; leaves open the identification of interventions to reverse stagnant mortality trends.
Cardiac disease remains the leading cause of maternal death in the developed world, with substandard care contributing to over a third of cases, highlighting the critical need for rapid recognition and targeted care.
Roos-Hesselink et al. (2008) conducted a review in Pregnancy in high risk cardiac conditions. Cardiac disease during pregnancy was evaluated. Cardiac disease during pregnancy affects 0.5-1% of women and is the leading cause of maternal death in the developed world, with no signs of decline over the past two decades.
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