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

• Main Authors: Rebecca Lumsden (Author), Felix Barasa (Author), Lawrence P. Park (Author), Christian B. Ochieng (Author), Joy M. Alera (Author), Heather C. Millar (Author), Gerald S. Bloomfield (Author), Astrid Christoffersen-Deb (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Ubiquity Press, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: 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...