Key result
Cardiovascular emergencies in pregnancy, such as spontaneous coronary artery dissection and peripartum cardiomyopathy, require prompt recognition and multidisciplinary management to optimize maternal and fetal outcomes.
Why the study?
This review was conducted to introduce cardiologists to the complexity of pregnancy and cardiovascular disease through clinical presentations and physical examination findings.
Highlights the critical importance of recognizing and managing diverse cardiovascular emergencies during pregnancy to prevent maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality.
Alerts clinicians to pregnancy-specific cardiac signs; leaves open prospective validation of exam utility.
This manuscript explores clinical presentation and physical examination findings in pregnant patients with potential heart disease. These patients were seen in cardiac consultation by the authors. This manuscript allows the cardiology readership to be introduced to the complexity of pregnancy and cardiovascular disease
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A 2022 study conducted a review in Cardiovascular emergencies in pregnancy (n=8). Cardiovascular disease in pregnancy was evaluated. Cardiovascular emergencies in pregnancy, such as spontaneous coronary artery dissection and peripartum cardiomyopathy, require prompt recognition and multidisciplinary management to optimize maternal and fetal outcomes.
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