McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine

Pregnancy and heart disease

2022-08-26

Arsha Karbassi, Madeleine Verhovsek, Vikas Tandon

Dr Arsha Karbassi from McMaster University describes cardiac diseases most frequently developed or exacerbated during pregnancy and provides key messages on their management. The webinar, chaired by Dr Madeleine Verhovsek and Dr Vikas Tandon, was recorded at the Chair's Medical Grand Rounds on June 9, 2022.

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