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Among 67 pregnant women with cardiac disease at a tertiary center in India, rheumatic heart disease was the most common etiology, and the maternal mortality rate was 6%.
Observational (n=67)
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In a tertiary care center in India, rheumatic heart disease remains the predominant cardiac complication in pregnancy, associated with a 6% maternal mortality rate, highlighting the critical need for early diagnosis and timely referral.
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Highlights substantial mortality in RHD-complicated pregnancies; leaves open optimal management in similar cohorts.
To assess the prognosis and outcome of heart disease in pregnancy in order to reduce the maternal mortality due to cardiac disease.
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MD et al. (2020) conducted an observational in Pregnancy with cardiac disease (n=67). Cardiac disease during pregnancy was evaluated on Maternal mortality. Among 67 pregnant women with cardiac disease at a tertiary center in India, rheumatic heart disease was the most common etiology, and the maternal mortality rate was 6%.
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