Management of the cardiac complications of COVID-19 during pregnancy requires a 'pregnancy heart team' to optimize patient care.
, especially with classic symptoms. Equivocal symptoms or ECG findings can prompt evaluation with a focused or full transthoracic echocardiography .
"Therefore, when managing pregnant women with COVID-19, particularly those with moderate-severe illness or those with evidence of myocardial injury, care should be taken to evaluate for heart failure and cardiomyopathy," the group advises. Heart failure related to COVID-19 infection can occur throughout pregnancy, whereas PPCM usually presents toward the end of pregnancy or in the months after delivery.
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