The Clinical Analysis of 428 Cases of Pregnancy Complicated with Heart Disease / 中华围产医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To determine the incidence of pregnancy complicated with heart disease and assess the current obstetric management principles of pregnancy complicated with heart disease. Methods 428 cases of pregnancy complicated with heart disease were reviewed.54 cases were sur- gically corrected heart disease.Results:The incidence of pregnancy complicated with heart dis- ease,during January,1973 to December,1982 and January,1983 to December,1992,were 1.2% (254/21 221) and 0.9% (174/18 726)respectively.The ratio of rheumatic heart disease and congenital heart disease were 41 and 12 in two periods.There were 37 cases of heart failure and 4 cases of ma- ternal deaths occured.No heart failure and maternal death occured in cases with surgically corrected heart disease.In the two periods,the cesarean section rate were 16.9%(43/254),and 33.3% (58/74) ,P