Actualización sobre embarazo y enfermedad cardiovascular
- José Manuel Martínez Linares
- María Luisa del Moral Chica
- Amparo Lujano Arenas
ISSN: 1575-4146
Argitalpen urtea: 2015
Zenbakia: 66
Orrialdeak: 54-59
Mota: Artikulua
Beste argitalpen batzuk: Enfermería en cardiología: revista científica e informativa de la Asociación Española de Enfermería en Cardiología
Laburpena
Cardiovascular diseases are in their entirety the main cause of death among pregnant women and women in the postpartum phase in industrialized countries, especially when they are congenital. Other causes that can explain it are the increasingly advanced age at which first pregnancy occurs and the increase in cardiovascular risk factors. In these women, the diagnostic methods that can be employed and the interventions that can or should be performed during pregnancy, labor and puerperium must be considered, and known, by the midwife. Hence, a literature review is performed with the aim of presenting an update on pregnancy in women with cardiovascular disease with the available evidence on the modes of action in these cases