Pregnancy Outcomes in Women With Cardiovascular Disease: Evolving Trends Over 10 Years in the ESC Registry of Pregnancy and Cardiac Disease (ROPAC)

(Abstracted from Eur Heart J 2019;40:3848–3855) The World Health Organization recognizes that the reduction of maternal mortality worldwide is a critical goal. Currently, 1% to 4% of pregnant women have maternal heart disease, which has translated into 15% of maternal deaths.