Key result
Among 62 pregnant women with heart disease, rheumatic heart disease with mitral stenosis was the most common lesion, with 72.6% undergoing vaginal delivery, 66.1% experiencing fetal morbidity, and 4.8% fetal mortality.
Why the study?
Cardiac disease remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in pregnant and post-partum women.
Design
Review
Authors
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High fetal morbidity in RHD pregnancies warrants monitoring; leaves open optimal interventions pending prospective data.
Observational (n=62)
No
Rheumatic heart disease, particularly mitral stenosis, remains the most common cardiac complication in pregnancy in this Indian cohort, with a high rate of fetal morbidity but successful vaginal delivery in the majority.
Singh et al. (2020) conducted an observational in Pregnancy with heart disease (n=62). Heart disease during pregnancy was evaluated on Fetal morbidity. Among 62 pregnant women with heart disease, rheumatic heart disease with mitral stenosis was the most common lesion, with 72.6% undergoing vaginal delivery, 66.1% experiencing fetal morbidity, and 4.8% fetal mortality.
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