Cardiac disease in pregnancy history and symptoms
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]
Overview
Often accompanied by symptoms of fatigue, decreased exercise capacity, hyperventilation, dyspnea, palpitations, lightheadedness, and even syncope. Pedal edema is often observed late in pregnancy and can lead to an erroneous diagnosis of heart failure. The arterial pulsese are full and collapsing and are similar to those palpated in patiends with aortic insufficiency or hyperthyroidism.