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Maternal cardiovascular disease complicates approximately 0.2–4% of all pregnancies in western industrialized countries, and it is the major cause of maternal death during pregnancy. Women are increasingly seeking pregnancy at a later age, and an increased number of women with congenital problems contemplate pregnancy. Echocardiography is, by far, an important tool during pregnancy providing both qualitative and quantitative information; in addition it can help to stratify maternal risk during pregnancy and consequently to choose the correct management.

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  1. Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy

    Ferdinando Luca Lorini & Chiara Viviani

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  1. Rianimazione, Ospedale Santa Maria Nuova, Firenze, Italy

    Armando Sarti

  2. Dipartimento di Anestesia e Rianimazione, Az. Osp. Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy

    F. Luca Lorini

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Lorini, F.L., Viviani, C. (2019). Obstetric Echocardiography. In: Sarti, A., Lorini, F. (eds) Textbook of Echocardiography for Intensivists and Emergency Physicians. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99891-6_47

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