Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia (Jan 2010)

Pregnancy and non-valvular heart disease - Anesthetic considerations

  • Maitra Gaurab,
  • Sengupta Saikat,
  • Rudra Amitava,
  • Debnath Saurabh

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 2
pp. 102 – 109

Abstract

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Non-valvular heart disease is an important cause of cardiac disease in pregnancy and presents a unique challenge to the anesthesiologist during labor and delivery. A keen understanding of the underlying pathophysiology, in addition to the altered physiology of pregnancy, is the key to managing such patients. Disease-specific goals of management may help preserve the hemodynamic and ventilatory parameters within an acceptable limit and a successful conduct of labor and postpartum period

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