Outcome of pregnancies in women with prosthetic mechanical heart valves

Pregnancy Outcome with Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Method in a Woman with Prosthetic Heart Valves

There is an increased risk of thromboembolism, anticoagulant-related hemorrhage, fetal-wastage and congestive cardiac failure in pregnant women with mechanical heart valves. In order to have a good outcome, the care of such patients must necessarily be multidisciplinary and in a well- equipped centre with adequate support services .One such patient who had mechanical mitral and aortic valves re...

Pregnancy outcome in women with prosthetic heart valves.

OBJECTIVE This study was undertaken to evaluate the risks and pregnancy outcome in women with prosthetic heart valves on different anticoagulent regimens. STUDY DESIGN A retrospective chart review of 82 pregnancies in 33 women with mechanical valve prostheses at a tertiary referral center from 1987 to 2002. The main outcome measures were major maternal complications and perinatal outcome. R...

Pregnancy Outcome in Women with Mechanical Prosthetic Heart Valves Treated with Unfractionated Heparin (UFH) or Enoxaparin.

OBJECTIVE This study was carried out to determine the maternal (including thromboembolic and hemorrhagic complications) and fetal outcomes (including miscarriage, stillbirth, baby death, and live birth) in women with mechanical heart valves managed with therapeutic doses of unfractionated heparin (UFH) versus enoxaparin during pregnancy. METHODS This is a prospective comparative, nonrandomize...

Anticoagulation in pregnant women with prosthetic heart valves.

The combination of heart disease and pregnancy can present a formidable challenge to the clinician entrusted to care for both the mother and fetus. Since most data is retrospective, a definitive prognosis for such a patient may be difficult to obtain. Nevertheless, certain cardiac conditions carry greater risks of maternal mortality than do others. However, even for certain preexisting conditio...

Anti-Coagulation During Pregnancy in Women with Mechanical Heart Valves: A Prospective Study