Dealing with late maternal death due to cardiovascular disease

Authors

  • Karen Sliwa Hatter Institute for Cardiovascular Research in Africa and IDM, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town Inter-Cape Heart Group, Medical Research Council

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24170/12-3-1715

Abstract

Globally, cardiac disease is emerging as an important indirect cause of maternal death. Cardiac conditions can be pre-existing, such as the case with rheumatic heart disease or congenital heart disease which can be unmasked by the increased haemodynamic load in pregnancy, or they can be caused by pregnancy, e.g. hypertensive disorders or peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM).

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Published

2017-03-24

How to Cite

Sliwa, K. (2017). Dealing with late maternal death due to cardiovascular disease. SA Heart Journal, 12(3), 130–133. https://doi.org/10.24170/12-3-1715

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Editorial

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