Focused cardiac ultrasound in pregnancy
Edwards P, Anyaogu C, Mezue K, Baugh D, Goha A, Egbuche O, Nunura F, Madu E. Focused cardiac ultrasound in pregnancy. Journal Of Investigative Medicine 2023, 71: 81-91. PMID: 36691704, DOI: 10.1177/10815589221142195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocused cardiac ultrasoundRheumatic heart diseaseCardiac diseaseMaternal morbidityMaternal outcomesMaternal mortality review committeesHeart diseaseAssociated with poor maternal outcomeCause of maternal mortalityCardiac ultrasoundMortality Review CommitteePoor maternal outcomeSymptoms of normal pregnancyMiddle-income countriesExcessive maternal morbidityHigh-income countriesPoint of careAcquired cardiac diseaseManagement of cardiac diseaseMaternal mortalityEmergency medicineDiagnosis of cardiac diseaseNormal pregnancyTreatment of heart diseasePrompt recognition