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Physiologic changes that occur in normal pregnancy may cause signs and symptoms that will simulate heart disease even though no heart disease is present. To begin with, the normal pregnant patient tends to hyperventilate. This happens relatively early in pregnancy, and is believed to be related to elevated progesterone levels [4]. Most patients do not react to the hyperventilation, but some will be concerned and bothered. There are several ausculatory findings in the normal pregnant state that could lead a physician to suspect heart disease when, in fact, no heart disease is present.
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Manning, P.R. (1978). Avoiding Emergencies in the Pregnant Patient with Heart Disease. In: Critical Care Medicine Manual. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-9932-5_22
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