‘Leaky’ heart valves in pregnant women need more attention than once thought, study suggests

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‘Leaky’ heart valves in pregnant women need more attention than once thought, study suggests

An analysis of more than 20,000 individual medical records suggests that a form of heart valve disease thought to be relatively benign during pregnancy may put women at risk for serious bleeding, high blood pressure, organ damage and other complications during childbirth, according to research from Johns Hopkins Medicine.

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