Abstract:BackgroundPericardial involvement is sporadic during pregnancy and pericarditis is the most common pericardial disease requiring medical therapy.ObjectivesThe aim was to evaluate the management and outcome of recurrent pericarditis during pregnancy.MethodsThe study included 18 pregnancies in 12 women with a history of pericarditis (mean maternal age 31.4 years, mean gestational age 38.82 weeks). These pregnancies were collected in 3 Italian centers from 2002 to 2015.ResultsTwelwe pregnancies ended with a live … Show more
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