Journal article
Pregnancy outcomes in women with significant valve disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of maternal/fetal outcomes in pregnant women with moderate/severe native valvular heart disease (VHD) from medium/higher Human Development Index (HDI) countries.
METHODS: OvidSP platform databases were searched (1985-January 2019) to identify studies reporting pregnancy outcomes in women with moderate/severe VHD. The primary maternal outcome was maternal mortality. The primary …
Authors
Ducas RA; Javier DA; D’Souza R; Silversides CK; Tsang W
Journal
Heart, Vol. 106, No. 7, pp. 512–519
Publisher
BMJ
Publication Date
April 2020
DOI
10.1136/heartjnl-2019-315859
ISSN
1355-6037