Biological Vs Mechanical PHV In Pregnant Women With CHF

Synopsis A growing number of women with congenital heart disease (CHD) are treated with prosthetic heart valves (PHV). Still, the choice of type of valve prosthesis is difficult in young women. The present study aims to evaluate pregnancy outcomes and anticoagulation regimes in women with mechanical and biological prosthetic heart valves (PHV) for congenital heart disease. This week’s “MED FACT” discusses a clinical trial from International Journal of Cardiology, “Biological versus mechanical heart valve prosthesis during pregnancy in women with congenital heart disease”. Authors: H.

Lameijer et al. Key Takeaways: Women with mechanical PHV have higher pregnancy complication rates. Objective: To evaluate pregnancy outcomes and anticoagulation regimes in women with mechanical and biological prosthetic heart valves (PHV) for congenital heart disease. Study Type: Retrospective multi center…