Pregnancy in Congenital Heart Disease:A Review for the General Cardiologist

摘要

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of pregnancy-related deaths in the United States[1].An estimated 4% of all pregnancies in the United States are affected by maternal cardiovascular disease,with 80% of these cases attributed to congenital heart disease(CHD)[2– 4].Secondary to improved diagnosis and management of CHD,more women with CHD are reaching reproductive age,and many of these women desire pregnancy.While many pregnant women with CHD will have an uncomplicated pregnancy and delivery,some with more complex cardiac lesions or comorbidities will have an increased risk of maternal and neonatal morbidity and death.Individualized preconception,antepartum,intrapartum.