| Cardiovascular management of pregnant women with a heart valve prosthesis. | |
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PMID: 1199937 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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This study of 14 pregnancies in 11 patients with a Starr-Edwards valve prosthesis (nine mitral, two aortic) shows that cardiac functional capacity deteriorated to class III (New York Heart Association criteria) in only 1 woman. The deterioration occurred during the third trimester and the patient's condition improved with medical therapy. Careful medical control diminished the incidence of heart failure in these patients. Six of nine pregnant women with a mitral valve prosthesis were treated continuously with coumarin and three discontinued the therapy gradually before the third trimester of pregnancy. In five pregnant women (three with an aortic valve prosthesis, two with a mitral valve prosthesis) no anticoagulant agents were used. No embolic episodes or severe hemorrhagic complications were seen. One newborn whose mother received coumarin during the first trimester had bilateral hand polydactylia. There were no maternal deaths. One neonate died after fetal stress necessitating the only cesarean section. These results suggest that women with an artificial heart valve tolerate pregnancy well and that anticoagulant therapy is not mandatory in pregnant women with an aortic valve prosthesis, or in the few women with a mitral valve prosthesis not already receiving coumarin at the onset of pregnancy. |
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Authors:
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P Casanegra; G Avilés; G Maturana; J Dubernet |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The American journal of cardiology Volume: 36 ISSN: 0002-9149 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Cardiol. Publication Date: 1975 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1976-02-09 Completed Date: 1976-02-09 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0207277 Medline TA: Am J Cardiol Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 802-6 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Adult Aortic Valve / surgery Coumarins / therapeutic use Diet Female Heart Failure / prevention & control Heart Valve Prosthesis* Humans Infant, Newborn Maternal Mortality Mitral Valve / surgery Pregnancy* Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / drug therapy, therapy |
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0/Coumarins |
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