We performed a retrospective cohort analysis of pregnancies among women with moderate
to complex congenital heart disease or pulmonary hypertension over a 12‐year period …

Background Parturients with congenital heart disease are at increased risk of maternal
cardiac and neonatal complications. There is a paucity of literature regarding the …

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 …

Remarkable advances in surgical and clinical management have resulted in survival to
adulthood in the large majority of patients with congenital heart malformations, even with the …

Pregnancies complicated by congenital or acquired heart diseases are at high risk of
maternal, obstetrical and neonatal poor outcomes. During the period 2000–2014, 197 …

In the developed world, cardiovascular disease has become the most frequent cause of
death during pregnancy and postpartum, outnumbering by far obstetric causes of death such …

Background The incidence of heart failure among pregnant women with pre-existing cardiac
disease is quoted as 13%, with 10% requiring hospitalization. There is limited literature on …

Purpose of review This review summarizes the pathophysiology, peripartum treatment, and
anesthetic management of parturients with cardiac disease. Valvular disease, coronary …

Heart disease is the primary cause of nonobstetric mortality in pregnancy, occurring in 1%–
3% of pregnancies and accounting for 10%–15% of maternal deaths. Congenital heart …

Cardiac disease is becoming more common in women presenting for maternity care and is a
major cause of maternal mortality in the UK. We present a review of the management of …