Why the study?
Does pregnancy have a detrimental effect on patients with uncorrected congenital heart disease?
Population
93 patients with uncorrected congenital heart disease who had a total of 236 pregnancies
Design
Case_series
Authors
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Supports individualized counseling in uncorrected CHD; leaves open need for prospective registries to confirm safety.
Does pregnancy have a detrimental effect on patients with uncorrected congenital heart disease?
Pregnancy is generally well-tolerated in women with uncorrected congenital heart disease, but remains strongly contraindicated in those with Eisenmenger syndrome.
Neilson et al. (1970) studied this question.
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