Table 7.
Maternal Cardiac Events and Obstetric Outcomes
| No. of Cases (% Total) (n=157) | |
|---|---|
| Maternal cardiac events (other than arrhythmia) | |
| Heart failure/pulmonary edema | 2 (1.2) |
| Stroke/systemic emboli | 0 |
| Cardiac death | 0 |
| Mode of delivery | |
| Cesarean | 64 (40.8) |
| Vaginal‐spontaneous | 86 (54.8) |
| Vaginal‐assisted | 7 (4.5) |
| Obstetric complications | |
| Any | 34 (21.7) |
| PHTN | 17 (10.8) |
| Preeclampsia | 6 (3.8) |
| Eclampsia | 0 |
| PROM | 5 (3.2) |
| Premature labor | 9 (5.7) |
| PP hemorrhage | 5 (3.2) |
| Placental abruption | 1 (0.6) |
AF indicates atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter; PHTN, pregnancy‐induced hypertension, premature labor (spontaneous onset of labor <37 weeks of gestation); PP hemorrhage, postpartum hemorrhage; PROM, premature rupture of membranes (membrane rupture before onset of uterine contractions).