Pulmonary Hypertension in Women.
Heart Fail Clin
; 15(1): 137-145, 2019 Jan.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30449376
ABSTRACT
Prevalence of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is higher in women, and the mechanism remains unclear. Prognosis is overall better for female compared with male patients with PAH. Pregnancy is associated with significant risk, mortality, and morbidity in patients with PAH; consensus guidelines recommend against pregnancy and counsel about early termination in these patients. Recent advances in treatment showed improvement in prognosis in small case reports of pregnant patients with PAH, particularly with the early use of parental prostacyclin. Education remains fundamental for women with PAH of childbearing age for pregnancy prevention as well as discussion about birth control methods.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Complicações Cardiovasculares na Gravidez
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Anticoncepção
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Hipertensão Pulmonar
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Guideline
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article