Browsing Research Articles (Obstetrics and Gynaecology) by Subject "Cardiac disease"

Browsing Research Articles (Obstetrics and Gynaecology) by Subject "Cardiac disease"

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  • Cardiac disease in pregnancy : a 4-year audit at Pretoria Academic Hospital 
    Soma-Pillay, Priya; Macdonald, A.P.; Mathivha, T.M.; Bakker, J.L.; Mackintosh, M.O. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2008-07)
    BACKGROUND: Pre-existing medical disease constitutes one of the five major causes of maternal death in South Africa. Increasing numbers of women with heart disease reach adulthood as a result of advances in diagnoses and ...
  • Cardiac disease in pregnancy : when to raise the ‘red flag’ 
    Soma-Pillay, Priya; Anthony, J.; Mandondo, S.D. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2018-11)
    Cardiac disease in pregnancy is an important cause of maternal morbidity and mortality and is the second most common cause of indirect maternal death in South Africa. Although most women with cardiac disease cope well ...
  • NT-proBNP : when is it useful in obstetric medicine? 
    Ker, James A.; Soma-Pillay, Priya (Sage, 2018-03)
    Pregnancy, viewed as a stress test of the haemodynamic system, may unmask underlying cardiac disease. Pregnancy may also induce de novo cardiac disease. N-terminal pro brain-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is a useful ...