Comparing the outcomes of rheumatic heart disease in pregnancy complicated with and without atrial fibrillation: A propensity score matched analysis

• Published in: The American heart journal Vol. 273; pp. 140 - 147
• Main Authors: Keepanasseril, Anish, Pande, Swaraj Nandini, Suriya, Yavana, Baghel, Jyoti, Mondal, Nivedita, Pillai, Ajith A., Satheesh, Santhosh, Siu, Samuel C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2024; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adult; Atrial Fibrillation - complications; Atrial Fibrillation - epidemiology; Beta blockers; Birth weight; Cardiac arrhythmia; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular diseases; Childbirth & labor; Congestive heart failure; Diabetes; Edema; Endocarditis; Female; Fetuses; Fibrillation; Gestational age; Heart diseases; Heart failure; Heart Failure - epidemiology; Heart Failure - etiology; Hemodynamics; Hospitals; Humans; Hypertension; Incidence; Maternal Mortality; Medical education; Morbidity; Obstetrics; Pregnancy; Pregnancy complications; Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular - epidemiology; Pregnancy Outcome - epidemiology; Premature birth; Propensity Score; Regression analysis; Retrospective Studies; Rheumatic heart disease; Rheumatic Heart Disease - complications; Rheumatic Heart Disease - epidemiology; Risk factors; Thromboembolism; Womens health; India

Atrial fibrillation (AF) may increase the risk of adverse maternal and fetal outcomes among pregnant with rheumatic valvular lesions (RHD). We aimed to assess the rate of occurrence of AF in pregnant with RHD and its impact on cardiac and maternal-fetal outcomes compared to those without it. The stu...