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Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular
Medical Definition: | The co-occurrence of pregnancy and a cardiovascular disease. The disease may precede or follow conception and it may or may not have a deleterious effect on the pregnant woman or fetus. |
Guide Notes: | coord IM with specific cardiovasc dis (IM); check tags FEMALE & PREGNANCY; hemorrh during pregn goes here, not PREGN COMPL HEMATOL; Manual 18.4.7; DF: PREGN COMPL CARDIOVASC |
Embolism, Amniotic Fluid - Embolism caused by strong uterine contractions near the end of a normal pregnancy that force amniotic fluid into the maternal circulation. |
Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular Medical Definitions and Terms
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