Anesthetic management of pregnant patients with cardiovascular disease: a commentary on the 2023 American Heart Association (AHA) scientific statement

The American Heart Association (AHA) has recently released a statement on cardiovascular management of pregnant women from an anesthesiological point of view. Although managing such situation is extremely frequent in clinical practice, poor attention is paid to the topic and many cardiologists and anesthesiologists in small centers have to cope with cardiovascular complications during pregnancy, being at the forefront as consultants. Consequently, we deem appropriate to dwell on this statement. The aim of the present commentary is to summarize the main practical indications provided by the AHA from a strictly cardiological point of view