High Burden of Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy at a National Referral Hospital in Western Kenya

• Auteurs principaux: Rebecca Lumsden (Auteur), Felix Barasa (Auteur), Lawrence P. Park (Auteur), Christian B. Ochieng (Auteur), Joy M. Alera (Auteur), Heather C. Millar (Auteur), Gerald S. Bloomfield (Auteur), Astrid Christoffersen-Deb (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Ubiquity Press, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: article
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Background: Cardiac disease is a leading cause of non-obstetric maternal death worldwide, but little is known about its burden in sub-Saharan Africa. Objectives and Methods: We conducted a retrospective case-control study of pregnant women admitted to a national referral hospital in western Kenya be...