Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of women with ischaemic heart disease presenting during pregnancy, according to the literature included in our review
| N | Mean (SD) | |
| Pregnancies | 146a | |
| Age of woman | 145 | 33.2 (5.8) years |
| Gravida | 105 | 3.1 (2.0) |
| Parity | 97 | 1.8 (1.6) |
| Coronary risk factors | N (women) | Percentage |
| Smoking | 50 | 40 |
| Dyslipidaemia | 26 | 21 |
| Pre-pregnancy hypertension | 24 | 20 |
| Family history | 22 | 18 |
| Obesity (pre-pregnancy body mass index > 30 kgm2) | 17 | 15 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 9 | 8 |
| Use of illegal drugs before event (cocaine) | 3 | 3 |
| One or more risk factors | 80 | 63 |
| Two or more risk factors | 44 | 34 |
| Cardiac history | ||
| Chest pain | 11 | 9 |
| Valvular lesions | 6 | 5 |
| Heart failure | 2 | 2 |
| Supra-ventricular tachycardia | 2 | 2 |
| Atrial fibrillation | 2 | 2 |
| Pulmonary embolus | 1 | 1 |
| Concurrent conditions | ||
| Thyroid disease | 4 | 3 |
| Factor V Leiden | 4 | 3 |
| Thrombophillia | 2 | 2 |
| Connective tissue disease | 2 | 2 |
| Infectious disease | 1 | 1 |
| Other | 19 | 12 |
Missing data were excluded for analysis
SD standard deviation
aIncluding six twin pregnancies and one triplet pregnancy