Cardiac Valve Prosthesis and Pregnancy: Challenges and Strategies
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Pregnancy in women with valvular prostheses is challenging for caregivers for several reasons. Despite advances in understanding cardiovascular physiology, the intense hemodynamic changes posed by pregnancy itself and the interactions between the mother, placenta, and fetus, along with the unique environment created by the cardiac adaptation, make management one of the most complex situations for maternal-fetal specialists and cardiologists. Add to it the need for effective and safe anticoagulation for both mother and fetus to prevent the greatest threat of [...]
Author: Marcelo Luis Nomura
Institution: Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4408827439