OBJECTIVE: To identify whether pregnancy outcomes vary by etiology and severity of
pulmonary hypertension and whether contemporary therapies influence outcomes …

Adults with congenital heart disease now form the largest group of women with cardiac
disease becoming pregnant in the developed world. This is both a mark of impressive steps …

Labor epidural analgesia and anesthesia initiation and maintenance techniques have
evolved in an effort to enhance patient safety, outcomes and satisfaction. The dural puncture …

Background: An increasing number of patients with congenital heart disease are surviving to
adulthood. Consensus guidelines and expert opinion suggest that noncardiac surgery is a …

Background: Studies focused on pregnant women with congenital heart disease (CHD)–
associated pulmonary hypertension (PH) are scarce and limited by small sample sizes and …

Labor pain is one of the most severe pains. Labor is a complex and individual process with
varying maternal requesting analgesia. Labor analgesia must be safe and accompanied by …

Study objective The study objectives are to (1) assess prevalence of congenital heart
disease (CHD),(2) describe outcomes of pregnancies in women with CHD,(3) compare …

Objective Prior investigations have suggested that the rapidly growing population of adults
with congenital heart disease is at increased risk of perioperative morbidity and mortality, but …

Background Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a high‐risk condition during
pregnancy, with recent literature describing mortality rates of up to 23%. Aim To describe the …

Parturients with Fontan physiology provide unique and complex challenges to
anesthesiologists. Such challenges include the maintenance of a perfect balance between …