Cardiovascular Considerations in Caring for Pregnant Patients
Published: May 04, 2020
- Cardio-obstetrics, as a multidisciplinary team approach (called a Pregnancy Heart Team), has emerged as an important way to care for women with cardiovascular disease during pregnancy.
- Early involvement of this team is important to prevent the morbidity and mortality common in women with cardiovascular conditions.
- This scientific statement provides information for the diagnosis and management of cardiovascular disease during pregnancy.
Featured Video
Writing Group Chair Laxmi Mehta, MD announces the publication of "Cardiovascular Diseases During Pregnancy: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association."
Supporting Materials
- Commentary: Saving the Heart and Lives of Mothers: Management of Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Pregnancy and Beyond by Erin D. Michos, MD, MHS
- Top Things to Know: CV Considerations in Caring for Pregnant Patients
- AHA News: Pregnant women with heart disease need specialized care
- News Release: AHA Statement: Pregnant women with CVD need specialized care before, during and postpartum
Recommended Reading
- Promoting Risk Identification and Reduction of Cardiovascular Disease in Women through Collaboration with Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- 2017 Hypertension Clinical Guidelines
- 2018 Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol
- 2019 Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
- Cardiovascular Disease and Breast Cancer: Where These Entities Intersect
- Sex Differences in the Cardiovascular Consequences of Diabetes Mellitus