Pregnancy in Women With a Mechanical Heart Valve Data of the European Society of Cardiology Registry of Pregnancy and Cardiac Disease (ROPAC)

摘要

Background-Pregnant women with a mechanical heart valve (MHV) are at a heightened risk of a thrombotic event, and their absolute need for adequate anticoagulation puts them at considerable risk of bleeding and, with some anticoagulants, fetotoxicity.