Pregnancy in women with congenital heart disease: a focus on management and preventing the risk of complications.
Gurleen WanderJohanna A van der ZandeRoshni R PatelMark R JohnsonJolien W Roos-HesselinkPublished in: Expert review of cardiovascular therapy (2023)
Women with left to right shunts, regurgitant lesions, and most corrected CHDs are at lower risk and can be managed in secondary care. Complex CHD, including systemic right ventricle need expert counseling in a tertiary center. Those with severe stenotic lesions, pulmonary artery hypertension, and Eisenmenger's syndrome should avoid pregnancy, be given effective contraception and managed in a tertiary center if pregnancy does happen.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary artery
- pregnancy outcomes
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- coronary artery
- preterm birth
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
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- palliative care
- pregnant women
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- mitral valve
- early onset
- case report
- risk factors
- clinical practice
- drug induced
- human immunodeficiency virus
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- insulin resistance
- men who have sex with men
- smoking cessation
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