[Characteristics of the course of pregnancy in women with heart defects]

In 33 patients with different forms of the cardiac valves lesion the specificity marking the course of atriomegalia was studied on the ground of clinical, roentgenological and functional findings. Unlike non-pregnant women with similar forms of the malady here intercurrent pulmonary hypertension during gestation was ascertained, this increasing the hazard of developing edema of the lungs. The authors give preference to delivery in these patients via natural maternal passages by employing the operation with application of obstetrical forceps.