Maternal and Fetal Outcomes in Pregnant Women with a Prosthetic Mechanical Heart Valve
Background Pregnancy is associated with several cardiocirculatory changes that can significantly impact underlying cardiac disease. These changes include an increase in cardiac output, sodium, and water retention leading to blood volume expansion, and reductions in systemic vascular resistance and s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2016-01-01
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| Series: | Clinical Medicine Insights: Cardiology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.4137/CMC.S36740 |