Role, risk and benefit of interventions! cardiology procedures during pregnancy

摘要

Cardiovascular diseases complicate 0.2-4.0% of all pregnancy and this rate is increasing in western countries [1]. When cardiac disease occurs during pregnancy or peripartum period, the mortality rate can reach up to 10% especially if the mother requires intensive care assistance [2].Gestational period is associated with significant hemodynamic changes in the maternal cardiovascular system, which increases the work load of the heart [3]. Figure 1 & Table 1 summarize cardiovascular adaptations according to gestational periods. As a result of these hemodynamic changes, an asymptomatic patient with cardiovascular disease who is well in the nonpregnant state may develop cardiac failure as a result of increased cardiac output.