Cardiomyopathy discovered during pregnancy: Insights from speckle tracking echocardiography in a cohort of pregnant patients.

Background: Heart failure (HF) is considered the leading cause of cardiac-related morbidity and mortality during pregnancy. Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) presents diagnostic challenges, often mirroring dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). The aim of the study is to evaluate echocardiographic features, including global and segmental longitudinal strain values, in pregnant women with a history of newly diagnosed left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) in the third trimester of pregnancy.

Comparison of the CPR Feedback Device Effect on the Effective Technique of the CPR in Two Modes of the Device Warning Being On and Off.

Introduction: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is a major public health problem with over 90% case fatality. Although it is known that good quality of cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) leads to improved patient outcomes, health care practitioners commonly perform sub-optimal CPR. The CPR feedback device is a small device designed to measure the number and depth of chest compressions (CC) and if the rate of compressions or the depth of the compressions is low or high, it will try to correct the CPR operation by announcing a warning to the resuscitator.

Determining the diagnostic value of three clinical criteria Wells', YEARS and modified Geneva in pregnant women with suspected pulmonary thromboembolism.

Background: Diagnosis of pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) during pregnancy is a challenging medical issue due to complications of X-ray-based imaging studies such as Ct-angiography for neonates and pregnant women. Here we aimed to assess the predictive values of three clinical criteria for diagnosing PTE during pregnancy.

Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study performed in 2018-2020 on 166 pregnant women suspected of PTE.

An aortopathy dilemma in pregnancy: A rare case report.

Background: The most dramatic diseases in the aorta are aortic dissection and aneurysm, which both of them are common in pregnant women with Marfan syndrome (MFS). According to recommendations in existing guidelines, pregnancy is not recommended in patients with severe dilation of the aorta and patients with MFS with aortic dilation > 45 mm should have prophylactic aortic repair before pregnancy.

Case Report: In this rare and unique report, we described a 34-year-old pregnant woman with marfanoid feature who had an approximate aortic root of 60 mm and severe aortic insufficiency.

Pregnancy outcome in women with mechanical prosthetic heart valvesat their first trimester of pregnancy treated with unfractionated heparin (UFH) or enoxaparin: A randomized clinical trial.

Pregnancy increases the risks of thromboembolism for the mother and fetus in patients with mechanical heart valves. The results of some studies have indicated that low molecular weight heparin (LMWH), in comparison with unfractionated heparin (UFH), leads to a lower incidence rate of thrombocytopenia and a decrease in bleeding. The present randomized clinical trial involved 31 pregnant women with mechanical heart valves at their first trimester (0-14 weeks) of pregnancy.