Key result
Medical management of severe rheumatic mitro-aortic poly-valvulopathy in a 20-year-old woman with a twin pregnancy led to regression of heart failure symptoms and successful vaginal delivery of healthy twins.
Why the study?
Heart disease in pregnant women is rare but serious and represents a leading cause of maternal mortality, with rheumatic valvulopathies remaining the most common heart disease in developing countries.
Case Report (n=1)
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Case report of a 20-year-old woman in Guinea Conakry presenting with rheumatic mitro-aortic poly-valvulopathies revealed during a twin pregnancy.
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May prompt cardiac screening in pregnant women from endemic regions; leaves open optimal management of rheumatic poly-valvulopathy in twin pregnancies.
Objective: Introduction :The heart disease seen in pregnant women is rare but serious, representing the leading cause of maternal mortality in the UK registry In western countries, valvulopathies account for a quarter of the heart diseases observed during pregnancy, the most common being congenital heart disease Even in Western countries, these valvulopathies are most often of rheumatic origin. They remain by far the most common heart disease in developing countries
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Morlaye et al. (2019) conducted a case report in Rheumatic Mitro-Aortic Poly-Valvulopathies in twin pregnancy (n=1). Medical management for heart failure was evaluated on Regression of congestive signs of heart failure and successful delivery. Medical management of severe rheumatic mitro-aortic poly-valvulopathy in a 20-year-old woman with a twin pregnancy led to regression of heart failure symptoms and successful vaginal delivery of healthy twins.
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