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Heart disease affects pregnant women between 1% and 4% of the time. Heart disease is the main factor in indirect obstetric fatalities, complicating more than 1% of pregnancies and contributing to 15% of maternal mortality [1]. The rate of maternal death has not even decreased in wealthy nations. Undiagnosed heart disease is aggravated by pregnancy, which also causes pregnant women to manifest overt symptoms.
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