The most common maternal cardiac disease in Western societies is now<unk><unk>  disease.  This includes a wide spectrum of abnormalities, which are delineated in this section.  This is largely due in part to the fact that children born with<unk><unk>  defects in Western societies are living to the ages at which they can bear children.  This section will not detail those patients that have repaired<unk>  defects, which are highlighted in the Repaired<unk><unk>  Disease section.
Cardiac disease in pregnancy and congenital heart disease
Cardiac disease in pregnancy and repaired congenital heart disease
Cardiac disease in pregnancy and valvular heart disease
Cardiac disease in pregnancy and arrhythmias
Cardiac disease in pregnancy and hypertension
Cardiac disease in pregnancy labor and delivery
Cardiac disease in pregnancy and connective tissue disorders
Cardiac disease in pregnancy and pulmonary hypertension