Pregnancy-related cardiac complications: A consequence of the burden of rheumatic heart disease in sub-Saharan Africa les complications cardiaques liées la grossesse : e conseqúence des valvulopathies rhumatismales en Afrique sub-saharienne

Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 104, Issue 6-7, 2011, Pages 367-369

  Iung, Bernard ^a  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Mitral stenosis; Pregnancy; Valvular disease

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MITRAL VALVE COMMISSUROTOMY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

EID: 79960910967     PISSN: 18752136     EISSN: 18752128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acvd.2011.06.001     Document Type: Article

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