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What is your preferred beta blocker for management of arrhythmias and/or HTN during pregnancy?

Should we begin using bromocriptine for CVD management during pregnancy per ESC guidelines in patients with peripartum cardiomyopathy?

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How would you approach the management of a patient with a new diagnosis of cardiomyopathy in pregnancy without clinical signs of heart failure?

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What is your approach to postpartum screening and cardiovascular risk assessment in patients with a prior history of preeclampsia?

Recent AHA guidelines state that all women who have had a diagnosis of preeclampsia in a prior pregnancy should receive an evaluation of cardiac risk....

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What are high-risk clinical and echocardiographic features in pregnant patients with congenital heart disease?

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Should patients of advanced maternal age (>35 years of age) undergo routine cardiovascular risk stratification with echocardiogram during pregnancy?

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How do you counsel high-risk women with congenital heart disease who are looking to conceive?

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Papers discussed in this category

Eur Heart J,

2018 ESC Guidelines for the management of cardiovascular diseases during pregnancy.

European heart journal, 2017 Sep 14

Bromocriptine for the treatment of peripartum cardiomyopathy: a multicentre randomized study.

Trends in cardiovascular medicine, 2019-04

Peripartum cardiomyopathy-diagnosis, management, and long term implications.

European heart journal, 2021 Aug 21

Peripartum cardiomyopathy: from genetics to management.

European heart journal, 2020 Oct 14

Clinical presentation, management, and 6-month outcomes in women with peripartum cardiomyopathy: an ESC EORP registry.

Cardiac failure review, 2018 Aug

Postpartum Cardiomyopathy and Considerations for Breastfeeding.

Circulation, 2011 Feb 14

Effectiveness-based guidelines for the prevention of cardiovascular disease in women--2011 update: a guideline from the american heart association.

Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes, 2017 Feb 22

Preeclampsia and Future Cardiovascular Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Clinical science (London, England : 1979), 2012 Jul

Pre-eclampsia and offspring cardiovascular health: mechanistic insights from experimental studies.

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