Pregnancy-related cardiac non-elective hospitalizations and pregnancy outcomes. A tertiary referral cardiac center experience

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Maternal outcomes of pregnancy in women with mechanical heart valves prostheses — a single-center experience

“…This group included four pregnancies with a mechanical mitral valve and one pregnancy with a mechanical tricuspid valve. It is well known that these prostheses, due to a low-velocity blood flow, are associated with high-risk thromboembolic complications in comparison to aortic prostheses, whatever anticoagulation regimen is used [7]. In the meta-analysis, Chan et al [4] reported 9.2% of MVT cases in pregnant women treated with sequential therapy.…”

Uncontrolled blood pressure according to ambulatory blood pressure monitoring values in pregnant women is poorly predictable

“…The prevalence of hypertension-related disorders in pregnancy remains a significant clinical problem that contributes to an increase in maternal morbidity and mortality and influences the risk of future cardiovascular complications [1]. It is recommended to monitor blood pressure (BP) during pregnancy using office BP measurements (OBPM) with the support of outpatient measurements, which include home BP (HBPM) and ambulatory BP measurements (ABPM) [2].…”