High Burden of Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy at a National Referral Hospital in Western Kenya

Background: Cardiac disease is a leading cause of non-obstetric maternal death worldwide, but little is known about its burden in sub-Saharan Africa. Objectives and Methods: We conducted a retrospective case-control study of pregnant women admitted to a national referral hospital in western Kenya be...

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Main Authors: Rebecca Lumsden, Felix Barasa, Lawrence P. Park, Christian B. Ochieng, Joy M. Alera, Heather C. Millar, Gerald S. Bloomfield, Astrid Christoffersen-Deb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2020-02-01
Series:Global Heart
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Online Access:https://globalheartjournal.com/articles/404