ABSTRACT
Pregnancy can exacerbate known cardiovascular disorders and unmask previously unrecognized problems. Patients with congenital heart disorders, valvular disease, primary pulmonary hypertension, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, and acquired peripartum cardiomyopathy need a collaborative interdisciplinary team that includes a cardiologist with specialty training in obstetrics.
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- Nihar R. Desai, MD, MPH
- Robert W. Elder, MD
- Heather S. Lipkind, MD
- Josephine C. Chou, MD, MS
- Erica S. Spatz, MD, MHS⇑
- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, New Haven, CT
- Address:
Erica S. Spatz, MD, MHS, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, 789 Howard Avenue, Dana 3, New Haven, CT 06520; erica.spatz{at}yale.edu
ABSTRACT
Pregnancy can exacerbate known cardiovascular disorders and unmask previously unrecognized problems. Patients with congenital heart disorders, valvular disease, primary pulmonary hypertension, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, and acquired peripartum cardiomyopathy need a collaborative interdisciplinary team that includes a cardiologist with specialty training in obstetrics.
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