Covid-19 Disease During Pregnancy and Peripartum Period: A Cardiovascular Review Publisher Pubmed

Summary: How does COVID-19 affect pregnant women’s hearts? Research indicates risks during labor for expectant mothers with potential heart injury. What should we know? #Pregnancy #Cardiology

Hantoushzadeh S¹ ; Nabavian SM² ; Soleimani Z^{3, 4} ; Soleimani A⁵
Source: Current Problems in Cardiology Published:2022

Abstract

Pregnancy with various physiological effects on cardiovascular system, makes mothers with borderline cardiovascular reserve at significant risk for adverse events during labor and early postpartum period. Cardiac imaging modalities, have shown that Coronavrus Disease 2019 disease is associated with subclinical myocardial injury in significant numbers of infected people, even in mild or asymptomatic disease and previous healthy ones. Herein, we have discussed the cardiovascular aspects of prepartum pregnant women with Coronavrus Disease 2019, especially patients with moderate to severe illness. Also, we have proposed how to handle the hemodynamic load during labor and the first 48 hours postpartum in the hypoxemic overloaded parturients with possible subclinical myocardial injury. © 2021 Elsevier Inc.