Effect of epidural anesthesia in labor; pregnancy with cardiovascular disease

Objective: We studied the effect and safety of epidural anesthesia during labor in pregnant women with cardiovascular disease. Materials and methods: In the pregnant women with cardiovascular disease, we compared maternal outcome and suppressive effect on blood pressure retrospectively between the epidural group (anesthetized epidurally during labor) and the no-epidural group (not anesthetized epidurally during labor). Results: A total of 277 patients were included in the analyses. Cardiovascular events decreased significantly in epidural group (P