Definition: The co-occurrence of pregnancy and a cardiovascular disease. The disease may precede or follow FERTILIZATION and it may or may not have a deleterious effect on the pregnant woman or FETUS.
coordinate IM with specific cardiovascular disease (IM); check the tags FEMALE & PREGNANCY; hemorrhage during pregnancy goes here, not PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; Manual 18.4.7; DF: PREGN COMPL CARDIOVASC
ExamplesEmbolism, Amniotic Fluid