Cardiovascular Diseases of Genetic Etiology and Implications for the Pregnant Woman

Cardiovascular Diseases of Genetic Etiology and Implications for the Pregnant Woman

Pregnancy presents a unique hemodynamic challenge to women with cardiovascular disorders of genetic etiology. Many such women undergo decompensation during pregnancy or have acute cardiac events. In addition, there is a risk of transmission of the disease to the fetus, which warrants prenatal testin...

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Main Author: Shagun Aggarwal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2018-08-01
Series:Indian Journal of Cardiovascular Disease in Women
Subjects:
marfan’s syndrome
preconceptional counseling
genetic counseling
pregnancy management
intrapartum management
turner’s syndrome
cardiomyopathies
inherited arrhythmias
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0038-1676445
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spelling doaj-c492fa7d8e7a44a79498fdcd1405906e2020-12-02T18:36:36ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Cardiovascular Disease in Women2455-78542018-08-010302/0314915410.1055/s-0038-1676445Cardiovascular Diseases of Genetic Etiology and Implications for the Pregnant WomanShagun Aggarwal0Department of Medical Genetics, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad and Diagnostics Division, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad, Telangana, IndiaPregnancy presents a unique hemodynamic challenge to women with cardiovascular disorders of genetic etiology. Many such women undergo decompensation during pregnancy or have acute cardiac events. In addition, there is a risk of transmission of the disease to the fetus, which warrants prenatal testing using invasive and noninvasive means. This article provides an overview of the management issues of these women during pregnancy.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0038-1676445marfan’s syndromepreconceptional counselinggenetic counselingpregnancy managementintrapartum managementturner’s syndromecardiomyopathiesinherited arrhythmias
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Cardiovascular Diseases of Genetic Etiology and Implications for the Pregnant Woman
Indian Journal of Cardiovascular Disease in Women
marfan’s syndrome
preconceptional counseling
genetic counseling
pregnancy management
intrapartum management
turner’s syndrome
cardiomyopathies
inherited arrhythmias
author_facet Shagun Aggarwal
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title Cardiovascular Diseases of Genetic Etiology and Implications for the Pregnant Woman
title_short Cardiovascular Diseases of Genetic Etiology and Implications for the Pregnant Woman
title_full Cardiovascular Diseases of Genetic Etiology and Implications for the Pregnant Woman
title_fullStr Cardiovascular Diseases of Genetic Etiology and Implications for the Pregnant Woman
title_full_unstemmed Cardiovascular Diseases of Genetic Etiology and Implications for the Pregnant Woman
title_sort cardiovascular diseases of genetic etiology and implications for the pregnant woman
publisher Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
series Indian Journal of Cardiovascular Disease in Women
issn 2455-7854
publishDate 2018-08-01
description Pregnancy presents a unique hemodynamic challenge to women with cardiovascular disorders of genetic etiology. Many such women undergo decompensation during pregnancy or have acute cardiac events. In addition, there is a risk of transmission of the disease to the fetus, which warrants prenatal testing using invasive and noninvasive means. This article provides an overview of the management issues of these women during pregnancy.
topic marfan’s syndrome
preconceptional counseling
genetic counseling
pregnancy management
intrapartum management
turner’s syndrome
cardiomyopathies
inherited arrhythmias
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