ReviewCurrent treatment options in cardiovascular medicine2021
Echocardiography for the Pregnant Heart.
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- Women's heart and echocardiography.Journal of cardiovascular imaging · 2026Review
- BNP-Derived Uric Acid Composite Indices for the Evaluation of Dyspnea in Third-Trimester Pregnancy: A Prospective Emergency Department Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Echocardiographic investigation of maternal cardiac physiological adaptations in Chinese pregnancies.Scientific reports · 2026Observational
- Correlation of anemia severity with maternal cardiac function during third trimester - An observational study.Bioinformation · 2026Article
- Echocardiographic and platelet markers of cardiovascular strain in sickle cell disease with superimposed preeclampsia: a perspective.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026Article
- Advances in biomonitoring technologies for women's health.Nature communications · 2025Review
- Early cardiovascular changes in hypertensive pregnancies: insights from left atrial strain and compliance.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Observational
- Anesthetic Management of a Pregnant Patient With Mixed Aortic Valve Disease Undergoing Cesarean Section.Cureus · 2025Article
- An unexpected battle with peripartum cardiomyopathy: a case report.Future cardiology · 2025Article
- Safety of Agitated Saline Contrast Use During Transthoracic Echocardiography in Pregnancy.JACC. Advances · 2025Article
- Pregnancy-related chronic type A aortic dissection highlights the importance of thorough prenatal maternal examination.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2025Article
- Navigating pregnancy with cardiovascular disease: pathophysiology, risk stratification, and maternal-fetal outcomes.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2025Review
- Risk factors and outcomes of critically ill pregnant COVID-19 patients: Experience from the first and second waves of the pandemic.Journal of critical care medicine (Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie din Targu-Mures) · 2025Article
- Noninvasive Methods to Track Cardiovascular Hemodynamic Changes in Pregnancy.JACC. Advances · 2024Article
- The "arrhythmic" presentation of peripartum cardiomyopathy: case series and critical review of the literature.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Article
- Navigating the Complexity: A Comprehensive Review of Managing Pregnancy in Complete Heart Block Cases.Cureus · 2023Review
- A Four-Dimensional Volumetric Quantification of the Left Ventricle in Healthy Pregnant Women in the Third Trimester.Cureus · 2023Article
- Cardio-Obstetrics: A Focused Review.Current cardiology reports · 2023Review
- Reproductive Issues and Pregnancy Implications in Systemic Sclerosis.Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology · 2023Review
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Abstract
purpose of reviewPregnancy is associated with significant hemodynamic changes, making it a potentially high-risk period for women with underlying cardiovascular disease. Echocardiography remains the preferred modality for diagnosis and monitoring of pregnant women with cardiovascular disease as it is widely available and does not require radiation. This paper reviews the role of echocardiography along the continuum of pregnancy in at-risk patients, with a focus on key cardiac disease states in pregnancy. RECENT
findingsIn the preconception stage, risk stratification scores such as CARPREG II, ZAHARA and the modified WHO remain central to counseling and planning. As such, echocardiography serves an important role in assessing the severity of pre-existing structural disease. Among women with pre-existing cardiovascular disease who become pregnant-as well as those who develop cardiovascular symptoms during pregnancy-echocardiography is a key imaging tool for assessment of hemodynamic and structural changes and is recommended as the first-line imaging modality when appropriate by both the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). However, routine screening intervals during pregnancy for various cardiac lesions are not well defined, resulting in clinical heterogeneity in care. SUMMARY: Echocardiography is the imaging modality of choice for defining, risk stratifying, and monitoring cardiovascular changes throughout pregnancy. Once identified, at-risk patients should receive careful individual counseling and follow-up with a multidisciplinary team. Echocardiography serves as a widely available tool for serial monitoring of pregnant women with cardiovascular disease throughout pregnancy and the postpartum period.
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