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Enfermedades cardio-metabólicas en el embarazo: revisión sobre diagnóstico, tratamiento y proyección del riesgo cardiovascular a largo plazo

Las enfermedades cardiovasculares representan la mayor causa de morbimortalidad a nivel mundial. Si bien presenta un descenso en la población general, en las mujeres tiende a mantenerse estable la prevalencia de enfermedad coronaria. Varios factores propios de la mujer predisponen a que esto ocurra, inc...

Risk factors for cardiac, obstetric, and neonatal complications in patients with heart disease during pregnancy

Arch. cardiol. Méx; 90 (2), 2020
Abstract Objective: Heart disease in pregnancy can cause clinical deterioration and maternal-fetal death. It is essential to evaluate risk factors related to complications. Methodology: This was a observational, analytical retrospective cohort study with a non-probabilistic convenience sample of pregna...

Preeclampsia y enfermedad cardiovascular: un enfoque integral para detectar las fases subclínicas de complicaciones obstétricas y cardiovasculares

Desde 1995 hasta la fecha la asociación entre patologías derivadas los embarazos hipertensivos y las enfermedades cardiovasculares ha generado un gran volumen de potentes evidencias epidemiológicas y clínicas. Los propósitos de esta revisión son varios. Mostrar la consistencia y magnitud de la evid...

Congenital complete atrioventricular heart block in a pregnant woman with sjögren syndrome: prenatal care follow-up and the challenge of intrauterine treatment

Abstract The present report describes a case of complete atrioventricular block (CAVB) diagnosed at 25 weeks of gestation in a pregnant woman with Sjögren's syndrome and positive anti-Ro/SSA antibodies. Fluorinated steroids (dexamethasone and betamethasone) and terbuline were used to increase the fetal ...

Pregnancy in teenagers with heart disease

Arch. cardiol. Méx; 90 (1), 2020
Abstract The prevalence of pregnancy in adolescent women is high in Mexico and represents a public health problem. The pregnant teenager with heart disease has a high probability of complications during pregnancy and the delivery, which carries a risk of death of both the mother and the product. In many ...

Peri-operative management of a pregnant patient with hereditary angioedema submitted to a cesarean-section: case report

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 70 (1), 2020
Abstract Hereditary angioedema is an autosomal dominant disorder, presenting as sudden and recurring episodes of variable severity of subcutaneous and mucosa edema that may occur spontaneously or in response to triggers. There are three knwon types of hereditary angioedema. The disorder is caused by decr...

Pregnancy in Women with Complex Congenital Heart Disease. A Constant Challenge

Arq. bras. cardiol; 113 (6), 2019
Abstract Background: The improvement in surgical techniques has contributed to an increasing number of childbearing women with complex congenital heart disease (CCC). However, adequate counseling about pregnancy in this situation is uncertain, due to a wide variety of residual cardiac lesions. Objectiv...