Pregnancy-acquired Heart Disease Unit

It could be said that it is the natural equivalent of a ‘stress test’ to uncover various latent metabolic or vascular disorders.

The delay in the age of pregnancy and the coexistence of risk factors (obesity or an unhealthy lifestyle) have led to an increase in pregnancies complicated by high blood pressure, preterm birth, miscarriage, or gestational diabetes. Furthermore, even if a woman has not previously presented cardiovascular risk factors, some of them may develop during pregnancy and persist even after delivery.

All this, added to the fact that, generally, once the baby is born, women enter a period where they lose access to cardiological monitoring and follow-up, puts pregnant women and new mothers in a highly vulnerable situation with significant repercussions for their cardiovascular health in later adult life.

The Pregnancy-acquired Heart Disease Unit, headed by Dr Antonela Costa Varsi, will assess all pregnant patients with pre-existing risk factors and a high risk of developing gestational hypertension, pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, or those referred by their obstetrician for a complete cardiological evaluation.

Within the Unit, we work closely with the gynaecology/obstetrics, endocrinology, anaesthesia and intensive care departments, monitoring patients who require it, both on an outpatient basis and during hospitalisation and postpartum.

Contact:

Teknon Cardiology Institute
Vilana, 12, 08022 Barcelona
Phone: 93 290 62 51
Email: institutodelcorazon.tkn@quironsalud.es

The Team:

Dr Antonela Costa Varsi