Chen Qingwei et al. ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC FINDINGS IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE DURING LABOR AND DELIVERY[J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University, 1990,(3):191-195.
Chen Qingwei et al. ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC FINDINGS IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE DURING LABOR AND DELIVERY[J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University, 1990,(3):191-195. DOI: 10.13406/j.cnki.cyxb.1990.03.004.
Echocardiographic measuraments -were carried out in 53 patients with chronic rheumatic heart disease (RHD) during labor and delivery .Ten patients were delivered b-y cesarean section and tkree patients were delivered vaginally.Only mild alterations In maternal cardiovascular function were encountered undergoing cesarean section under epidural anesthesia
excepting a transient decline in blood pressure. A significant incre-
ase in blood pressure
heart rate and systemic vascular resistance were observed in t-he second stage of labor. A decrease in cardiac output was demonstrated at the same t-ime.Our results suggest that cesarean section as the mode of choice for delivery in pat- -