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Table 2 Cardiovascular symptoms at specified follow up visits in women with RHD

From: The personal and clinical impact of screen-detected maternal rheumatic heart disease in Uganda: a prospective follow up study

Cardiac symptoms

Pregnancy

Follow-up

p-value

Palpitations, n (%)

17/40, 43%

18/40, 45%

1.0

Exercise intolerance, n (%)

13/40, 33%

16/40, 40%

0.64

Chest pain, n (%)

13/40, 33%

14/40, 35%

1.0

Shortness of breath, n (%)

8/40, 20%

6/40, 15%

0.77

Swelling, n (%)

6/40, 15%

6/40, 15%

1.0

Syncope, n (%)

5/40, 13%

0/40, 0%

0.05

Hemoptysis, n (%)

0/40, 0%

0/40, 0%

1.0

No symptoms, n (%)

13/40, 33%

18/40, 45%

0.36