Outcome of pregnancies in women with prosthetic mechanical heart valves
Journal Title: Nepalese Heart Journal - Year 2016, Vol 13, Issue 1
Abstract
Background and Aims: Rheumatic heart disease is still prevalent in Nepal. Many young women had to undergo cardiac surgery before or at their childbearing age. Due to teratogenic effect and maternal risk, pregnancy is generally not advised to those women who are under oral anticoagulant for prosthetic mechanical heart valves. We aim to evaluate the pregnancy outcome and thromboembolic events during pregnancy in patients with mechanical heart valves. Methods:This was a prospective, descriptive study conducted at the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital from January 2012 to June 2015. All the pregnant patients with mechanical heart valves who attended our antenatal clinic were included in this study. Results: : Eighteen women attended our antenatal clinic at different gestational age. Among them ffteen women arrived early and took LMWH in frst trimester as well after 36 weeks or before delivery. Three women attended antenatal clinic after the frst trimester and took LMWH only in third trimester before delivery. In those patients who took LMWH at frst trimester, all had favorable outcome except one. In those women who continued oral anticoagulants in frst trimester one had intrauterine fetal death. Conclusion: : Our study suggests that pregnancies in prosthetic mechanical heart valves women have a favorable outcome even in the low-resource country like Nepal.
Authors and Affiliations
Poonam Sharma (Koirala)| Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital. Kathmandu,Nepal Corresponding author, Poonam Sharma (Koirala) Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital. Kathmandu,Nepal
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- DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/njh.v13i1.14537
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