Pregnancy in patients with congenital heart disease
Authors:
Petra Antonová
Authors‘ workplace:
FN v Motole, Praha
; Klinika kardiovaskulární chirurgie
Published in:
Kardiol Rev Int Med 2013, 15(3): 159-162
Category:
Overview
Pregnancy in patients with congenital heart disease. Thanks to excellent pediatric cardiology in the Czech Republic the number of pregnant patients with congenital heart disease is constantly growing. The article deals with risk stratification of pregnant women with congenital heart disease and suggests an algorithm for their follow up, use of diagnostic and therapeutic methods and care in the peripartum period.
Keywords:
congenital heart disease – pregnancy – risk stratification
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