Contemporary Outcomes in Pregnant Women with Congenital Heart Disease

Obstetric and cardiac complications were more likely among women with CHD than those without, but absolute risks were still low.

With the advent of modern medical and surgical therapies, women with congenital heart disease (CHD) are living into reproductive age. Several studies have provided guidance regarding CHD and pregnancy, but because the data were largely derived from specialty referrals, the results may not be generalizable. Now, investigators used a population-based approach to determine the incidence of obstetric and cardiovascular complications among women with or without CHD who delivered in California during a 7-year period.

Of 3.6 million birth admissions, 3189 (0.09%) were to women with noncomplex CHD (e.g., tetralogy of Fallot) and 262 (0.007%) to those with complex CHD (e.g., ventricular septal defect). Women with CHD — complex CHD in particular — had…

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Allison Bryant, MD, MPH

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Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesSociety for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (Board of Directors)

Allison Bryant, MD, MPH

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Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesSociety for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (Board of Directors)

Contemporary Outcomes in Pregnant Women with Congenital Heart Disease

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