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SUBMITTER: Henry D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5045765 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Henry D D Gonzalez J M JM Harris I S IS Sparks T N TN Killion M M Thiet M-P MP Bianco K K
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association 20160616 10
<h4>Objective</h4>The objective of this study was to determine whether arrhythmia in the setting of maternal cardiac disease (MCD) affects perinatal outcomes.<h4>Study design</h4>This is a retrospective cohort study of pregnant women with MCD who delivered during 2008 to 2013. Perinatal outcomes among women with an arrhythmia were compared with those without.<h4>Results</h4>Among 143 women, 36 (25%) had an arrhythmia. Those with an arrhythmia were more likely to have a spontaneous vaginal delive ...[more]