Key result
Modern cardiovascular care enables successful pregnancy outcomes for most patients with heart disease.
Why the study?
Recent advances in cardiology have improved care for cardiac patients, necessitating assessment of current treatment approaches for pregnant women with heart disease.
The article reviews the current recommended approach to treating pregnant patients with heart disease, noting a liberalization in medical care over time.
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May support broader options for pregnant cardiac patients; leaves open prospective validation of specific strategies.
RAPID progress in the field of cardiology during the past decade has resulted in the development of new technology and its application to more sophisticated diagnosis and therapy. This development has led to vast improvements in the medical care available to all cardiac patients, including pregnant women. These developments, it seems, should have made it possible now for most cardiac patients to carry a pregnancy to a successful outcome. The purpose of this article is therefore to assess the recommended current approach to treatment of the pregnant patient with heart disease in view of recent progress in cardiovascular medicine. The approach to medical care in the cardiac patient has gone through a significant liberalization process over the years. While the early literature viewed pregnancy as contraindicated for all patients with valvular heart disease,1later reports suggested that therapeutic abortions are rarely indicated for patients with heart disease.2In
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Uri Elkayam (1984) conducted a review in Heart disease in pregnancy. Cardiovascular medicine advancements was evaluated. Advancements in cardiovascular medicine have liberalized the treatment approach for pregnant patients with heart disease, making successful pregnancy outcomes possible for most.
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