Key result
Multidisciplinary cardio-obstetric care improves maternal and neonatal outcomes in pregnant women with heart disease.
Why the study?
Practical principles of peripartum anesthetic management for pregnant women with cardiac disease require integration of current evidence and guideline recommendations for anesthesiologists.
A multidisciplinary, individualized approach centered on early risk stratification and lesion-specific anesthetic planning is essential for optimizing outcomes in pregnant women with cardiovascular disease.
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Supports guideline-integrated peripartum care in cardiac pregnancy; extends narrative synthesis while leaving prospective validation open.
This review addresses the perspective of an obstetric anesthesiologist, focusing on the practical principles of peripartum anesthetic management by integrating current evidence with contemporary guideline recommendations rather than providing a comprehensive overview of cardiovascular disease during pregnancy. It also provides a clinically oriented approach to hemodynamic optimization, delivery planning, neuraxial and general anesthetic management, and the treatment of obstetric cardiac emergencies. Ultimately, this review aims to answer the question every anesthesiologist faces in daily practice: “What should the anaesthesiologist do for cardiac pregnant patient?” Cite this article as: Gunaydin DB, Camgoz Eryilmaz N, Inan G. Anesthesia management in pregnant women with cardiac disease: a narrative review. Eurasian J Med. 2026, 58(4), 1693, doi: 10.5152/eurasianjmed.2026.261693.
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Günaydın et al. (2026) conducted a review in Cardiac disease in pregnancy. Anesthetic management was evaluated. A multidisciplinary approach incorporating early risk stratification, meticulous hemodynamic optimization, and individualized anesthetic planning is fundamental to improving maternal and neonatal outcomes in pregnant women with cardiovascular disease.
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