A monthly publication of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology and considered the main channel for the promotion of Brazilian cardiovascular research.
ISSN 0066-782X
eISSN 1678-4170
Walkiria Samuel Avila
, Alexandre Jorge Gomes de Lucena
Walkiria Samuel Avila
, Alexandre Jorge Gomes de Lucena
In the last decades, cardiovascular diseases have become the leading cause of pregnancy-related deaths. This is due to the increasing prevalence of risk factors for cardiovascular disease in young women, late pregnancy planning, and the increasing number of cases of adult congenital heart disease., In Brazil, it is estimated that 4% of pregnancies occur in women with heart disease, which represents the main non-obstetric cause of maternal death. In addition, the preventable and probably preventable causes of deaths reach up […]
Keywords: Heart Diseases; Mentoring; Pregnancy