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| {{CMG}}; '''Associate Editor-In-Chief:''' {{AC}}
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| ==Overview==
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| This section will review pulmonary hypertension and its association with pregnancy. For a more broad discussion, please see [[Pulmonary hypertension|pulmonary hypertension]].
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| Pulmonary hypertension, defined as mean pulmonary artery pressure of greater than 25 mmHg at rest or 30 mmHg with exercise, carries a higher mortality when it is associated with pregnancy. It carries a significant risk to mother and child during pregnancy; as a result, mothers require careful monitoring.<ref name="pmid19223169">{{cite journal| author=Madden BP| title=Pulmonary hypertension and pregnancy. | journal=Int J Obstet Anesth | year= 2009 | volume= 18 | issue= 2 | pages= 156-64 | pmid=19223169 | doi=10.1016/j.ijoa.2008.10.006 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19223169 }} </ref>
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist|2}}
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| [[Category:Cardiology]]
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| [[Category:Obstetrics]]
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| [[Category:Disease]]
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