Abstract:According to the literature, although the prevalence of heart disease in pregnancy varies considerably among countries, cardiovascular disease is responsible for 1% to 4% of complicated pregnancies in industrialized countries. This pattern is related to cardiovascular risk factors, such as smoking, diabetes, obesity, and hypertension, especially in low-and middle-income countries, as well as late motherhood and the presence of congenital heart disease, mainly in high-income countries. 1,2
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