Most pregnant or postpartum patients who screened positive for cardiovascular disease ended up with the diagnosis when providers used a risk screening tool.
SAN FRANCISCO — More than a quarter of pregnant or postpartum patients who screened positive for cardiovascular disease ended up with a cardiovascular disease diagnosis when providers used a risk screening tool built into the electronic medical record s system for all patients, according to research presented at the annual clinical and scientific meeting of the.
Dawnette Lewis, MD, MPH, director of the Center for Maternal Health at Northwell Health and an ob.gyn. and maternal-fetal medicine specialist who was not involved in the study, was impressed with the research. The institution's goal was for all patients to undergo a screening risk assessment at least once during prenatal and/or postpartum visits. Patients were considered to screen positive if they had at least one symptom, at least one vital sign abnormality, and at least one risk factor, or any combination of these that added up to 4.
Patients who screened positive underwent an echocardiogram, a cardio-obstetric consultation, and an additional workup.
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