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DISEASE IN
PREGNANCY
DR SHAMSA TARIQ
ASSISTANT
PROFESSOR
GYNE /OBST
UNIT II
HOLY FAMILY
HOSPITAL
PHYSIOLOGIC CHANGES
DURING PREGNANY
2. Congenital 35% HD
RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE
Mitral stenosis
Specific valvular disease
Increase Risk of Heart failure
SABE
Thromboembolic disease
Increase of fetal wastage
MITRAL STENOSIS
90%
During pregnancy CO increase obstruction
worsens
Asymptomatic pt. symptomatic
Symptoms of cardiac decompensitions or pulmonary
edema appear as pregnancy progresses
Pt. with severe Mitral stenosis Atrial fibrillation
CCF.
If Atrial fibrillation predates pregnancy 50% CCF.
OTHER CARDIAC LESION
Mitral insufficency
Aortic stenosis
CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE
Overload
Pulmonary Congestion
Hypotension
Hypoxia
Sudden death
CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS
Benign
Supraventicular tachycardia
due to the structural changes in heart
CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS
Serious
Atrial fibrillation
Atrial flutter
assosiated with underlying cardiac disease
Pre-eclampsia
Hypertension
Malnutrition
MANAGEMENT
NEW YORK HEART ASSOCIATION FUNCTIONAL
CLASSIFICATION (NYHA) OF HEART DISEASE
3. Avoid anemia
Adequate sleep
AVOID STERNUOUS ACTIVITY
Cardiac decompensation
Pulmonary congestion
Cardiac arrhythmias
SYMPTOMS OF CARDIAC
DECOMPENSATION
Pulse increases more than 100 bpm
Engorged neck veins
Increase JVP
Liver, spleen enlarged and tender
Weight gain and generalized edema
Treatment
Digitalization
Diuretic
SYMPTOMS OF PULMONARY
CONGESTION
1. Dyspnoea
2. Orthopnea
3. Pulmonary creptation
4. Decrease vital capacity
Mostly appear at
18-24 weeks
During labour
During delivery
Immediate postpartum
MANAGEMENT OF LABOUR
CO increases 40-50% of pre-labour level
80% of pre-pregnancy
increase catecholamine release
pain and apprehension
abdominal and uterine muscle
contractions
TO MINIMIZE INCREASE
CARDIAC OUTPUT
Assurance
Sedation
Epidural analgesia
TO CONTROL INFECTION
No ergometrine
No massage of uterus