Women face a disproportionate burden of stroke mortality and disability. Biologic sex and
sociocultural gender both contribute to differences in stroke risk factors, assessment …

Preeclampsia is a disease whose characterization has not changed in the 150 years since
the cluster of signs associated with the disorder were first described. Although our …

Maternal Stroke Associated With Pregnancy : CONTINUUM: Lifelong Learning in Neurology
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Maternal ischemic stroke and cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) are dreaded
complications of pregnancy and major contributors to maternal disability and mortality. This …

Atrial septal defect (ASD) is a non-physiologic communication between the two atria,
allowing the shunt between systemic and pulmonary circulation. Data about ASD …

As medical and surgical advances in the care of congenital heart disease (CHD) have
allowed most children born with heart defects to survive into adulthood, pregnancy in …

THE PREVALENCE OF adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) in the peripartum period has
increased in the United States from 6.4 to 9.0 per 10,000 delivery hospitalizations (2000 …

Patients with congenital heart disease now live well into adulthood because of advances in
surgical techniques, improvements in medical management, and the development of novel …

Abstract Purpose of Review This review discusses the special considerations in the care of
pregnant patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) to minimize obstetric risks and avoid …

Background Heart disease in pregnancy is one of the leading causes of maternal mortality
and morbidity in developing countries. However, the characteristics of the disease vary …