REBECGA Registry: A Multicenter Study for the Reduction of Maternal Mortality Due to Heart Diseases Manifested During Pregnancy

According to the literature, although the prevalence of heart disease in pregnancy varies considerably among countries, cardiovascular disease is responsible for 1% to 4% of complicated pregnancies in industrialized countries. This pattern is related to cardiovascular risk factors, such as smoking, diabetes, obesity, and hypertension, especially in low- and middle-income countries, as well as late motherhood and the presence of congenital heart disease, mainly in high-income countries.^,

Improved diagnostic methods and therapeutic alternatives have encouraged maternity by promoting safer pregnancies. However, heart disease is still the leading non-obstetric cause of maternal mortality worldwide. Although the rate of maternal mortality has decreased in Brazil over the last three decades, it continues to be higher than estimated for this millennium.

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