Arq. Bras. Cardiol. 2020; 115(5): 936-938
COVID-19 Infection in a Cardiopatic Pregnant Woman
Lucianna Serfaty de Holanda
, Laíses Vieira, Maria Talita Campos, Vitor Bruno Teixeira de Holanda
, Ivy Almeida Cavalcante e Silva, Daniel Serfaty, Feliciano Mendes Vieira Junior
Introduction
Regarding the obstetric aspects of COVID-19 infection, one should consider that it is a recent disease, with no specific knowledge on the theme to draft medical care protocols. For this reason, various guidelines are based on its comparison with infections caused by other viruses (SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, and H1N1); therefore, all information concerning current evidence on the issue is subject to change due to new discoveries.
Infections caused by SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV have tended to be regionally bound, but the few obstetric cases published in the literature point to the need for advanced medical support for pregnant women with severe involvements identified in maternal prognoses. All of these highlight the importance of care against the dissemination of the virus.–
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