Clinicians in many US states are in uncharted territory with the country s new patchwork of abortion legality. But some specialties, cardiology among them, may feel the impact more than others.
Contraception counseling, pregnancy planning are necessary to optimize health of women with heart disease
Pregnancy can increase the risk of morbidity and mortality in women with cardiovascular disease; however, many cardiologists are not having pre-pregnancy contraception discussions with their patients of child-bearing age. There is a need to provide evidence-based guidance for contraceptive safety and effectiveness and pregnancy planning options for this high-risk patient group, according to a paper published in the
Journal of the American College of Cardiology (
JACC). This paper is one of a five-part
JACC focus seminar series
addressing a wide range of topics in the emerging cardio-obstetrics field.
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Pregnancy can increase the risk of morbidity and mortality in women with cardiovascular disease; however, many cardiologists are not having pre-pregnancy contraception discussions with their patients of child-bearing age. There is a need to provide evidence-based guidance for contraceptive safety and effectiveness and pregnancy planning options for this high-risk patient group, according to a paper published in the
Journal of the American College of Cardiology (
JACC). This paper is one of a five-part