What are the symptoms of myocardial ischemia in pregnant women?

Pregnant women must take myocardial ischemia seriously, as it can easily cause them to experience problems such as palpitations, shortness of breath, and lower limb edema. In severe cases, it can threaten the health of the fetus in the belly. Therefore, it is important to detect these symptoms in a timely manner, and take timely checks and treatments.

1. If pregnant women experience myocardial ischemia in the early stages of pregnancy, they must pay attention to it. First of all, we need to clarify the cause of ischemia. Is it due to metabolic abnormalities, high blood sugar and high blood lipids leading to atherosclerosis, blood vessel obstruction and myocardial ischemia; or is it due to viral infection, leading to viral myocarditis and myocardial ischemia; or is it due to severe anemia, leading to myocardial damage and myocardial ischemia.

2. Regardless of the cause of myocardial ischemia, when the heart function cannot compensate, pregnant women will feel symptoms such as palpitations, shortness of breath, and lower limb edema, which can seriously endanger the lives of mother and child. The fact that you don't feel any discomfort indicates that your heart function can still withstand the needs of pregnant women and pregnancy at this stage, but it does not mean that it is a normal pregnancy.

3. Pregnant women should go to a larger comprehensive hospital to find out the cause of myocardial ischemia, determine the state of heart function, evaluate whether they can withstand the pregnancy, and decide whether to continue the pregnancy. It should not be delayed until the middle or late stages of pregnancy, as this will put some pregnant women whose heart function is not suitable for pregnancy at risk of unavoidable life-threatening dangers. Therefore, every woman of childbearing age should pay attention to pre-pregnancy and pregnancy checkups, identify problems and deal with them in a timely manner.

4. Pregnant women with heart disease are at greater risk during pregnancy or childbirth . You are now in the late middle stage of pregnancy, which is a time when the heart is under greater pressure. You need to go to the hospital to determine the cause of ischemia and develop an individualized treatment plan. A mild cold or general anemia will not cause changes in the ECG. The mode of delivery should be determined based on the pregnant woman's cardiac function status and after a comprehensive assessment. If heart function is normal, vaginal delivery can be chosen under the supervision of an experienced doctor.