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Tasty Morsels of Critical Care 010 | Cardiac disease in pregnancy

Emergency Medicine Ireland

Well, most commonly we’re going to see ACS. As the pregnant population continues to age and with RF and smoking and DM still common we can expect to see pregnant woman with CAD. Pregnancy itself with its bump in plasma volume, reduced Hb and increased cardiac output is like one long exercise stress test.