An Underreported Consequence of Obesity in Pregnancy: Patient-Prosthesis Mismatch

As the rate of obesity increases in childbearing-aged women, so too will the complications of obesity in pregnancy. An uncommon and likely underreported complication occurs in obese women who have received prepregnancy cardiac valve replacement with a prosthesis that is inadequately sized for body h...

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Main Authors: William R. Hartman, Katherine W. Arendt, Kent H. Rehfeldt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/918352
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