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. 2003 May;81(5):334-8.

[Characteristics of pregnancy and delivery in women with rheumatic heart valve disease]

[Article in French]
Nizar Ben Aissia  1 , Imed Essid, Gara Med Faouzi
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  • PMID: 12934455

[Characteristics of pregnancy and delivery in women with rheumatic heart valve disease]

[Article in French]
Nizar Ben Aissia et al. Tunis Med. 2003 May.

Abstract

During a six years period, we followed 55 pregnant women having rhumatismal valvulopathy. The prevalence of the association rhumatismal valvulopathy and pregnancy is about 44%. The RM represents the most frequent rhumatismal valvulopathy that is about 43.5%. Among our patients 5 represented a cardiac decompensation (9%). Our study resulted in:cesarean section rate: 23.6% 1 maternal death neonatal death rate 36%. 14.5% prematurity rate 9% hypotrophy rate.

Conclusion: The pregnancy of patients bearing the rhumatismal valvulopathy represents a high risk situation. The maternal death during and after pregnancy exist and can reach an average of 1%.

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