Heart diseases and pregnancy at Institue for Protection of Mothers and Newborns

ABSTRACT

During 1 year (2001), there were 86 cardiac patients (1.18% of all pregnancy) treated at IPMN. Acquired heart diseases rate is 81.79%, of which the most frequent ones are mitral stenosis and regurgitation (37.02%), followed by pure mitral stenosis (12.79%). Congenital cardiopathy accounted for 18.58%. The most frequent complications are heart failure (91.67%). The mortality is 0%. The main treatment is Cesar operation (55.81%); forceps (32.56%)