What conditions or disorders place the obstetric patient at a 25% to 50% risk of maternal mortality?
A) Marfan syndrome with valvular involvement
B) Pulmonary hypertension
C) Coarctation of aorta with valvular involvement
D) Marfan syndrome with aortic involvement
E) Mitral stenosis with atrial fibrillation

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Maternal mortality risks are as follows.Group 3: Mortality rate,25% to 50%.Risks for this group include pulmonary hypertension,coarctation of the aorta with valvular involvement,and Marfan syndrome with aortic involvement.Group 2: Mortality rate,5% to 15%.Risks for group 2A include mitral stenosis,New York Heart Association classes III and IV; aortic stenosis; coarctation of aorta without valvular involvement; tetralogy of Fallot,uncorrected; previous myocardial infarction; and Marfan syndrome with a normal aorta.Risks for group 2B include mitral stenosis with atrial fibrillation and artificial valve.

What Conditions or Disorders Place the Obstetric Patient at a 25