Heart diseases and pregnancy at the Institute of Protection Mother and Newborn (IPMN)
- Author:
Tai Tai Ngo
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
pregnancy
- MeSH:
Pregnancy;
Heart Diseases
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
1999;232(1):57-62
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
During 1 year (2001), there were 86 cardiac patients treated at IPM. Rate of acquired heart diseases is 81.79%. Out of these, the most frequent ones are mitral stenosis and regurgitation (37.02%), followed by pure mitral stenosis (12.79%). Congenital cardiopathies accounted for 18.58%. The most frequent complications are heart failure (91.67%). There was not any death. The main obstetric management is cesarean section (55.81%) and forceps (32.56%).
