Pulmonary Hypertension and Pregnancy Outcomes: Insights From the National Inpatient Sample

Pulmonary Hypertension and Pregnancy Outcomes: Insights From the National Inpatient Sample

BackgroundPregnant women with pulmonary hypertension (PH) are at risk for adverse cardiac outcomes, particularly at the time of labor and delivery. The purpose of this study is to define the impact of PH on pregnancy outcomes and the risk of major adverse cardiac events (MACE). Methods and ResultsTh...

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Main Authors: Erin Thomas, Jie Yang, Jianjin Xu, Fabio V. Lima, Kathleen Stergiopoulos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-10-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
cardiomyopathy
congenital heart disease
pregnancy
pulmonary hypertension
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.117.006144

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