Pregnancy and Heart Disease: Epidemiology and Demographics
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Epidemiology and Demographics
- Cardiovascular disease complicates 1- 4% of all pregnancies
- Together with DVT/PE has surpassed hemorrhage, infection, and hypertensive disorders as leading cause of maternal mortality (20-30%)
- Increasing numbers of women with congenital heart disease are now reaching childbearing age