Key result
Pregnancy after myocardial infarction and coronary artery bypass grafting was safe and resulted in healthy full-term infants in two women with preserved left ventricular function.
Why the study?
Is pregnancy safe in women with a history of myocardial infarction and coronary artery bypass grafting?
Case Report (n=2)
No
Is pregnancy safe in women with a history of myocardial infarction and coronary artery bypass grafting?
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Pregnancy in women with a history of MI and CABG who have preserved left ventricular function appears to be safe and feasible with careful multidisciplinary management.
Pregnancy after myocardial infarction (MI) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), although still rare, is slowly becoming a challenge in everyday clinical practice. In recent decades MI has been observed to occur more frequently in young women. Concurrently an increasing number of women decide to become pregnant at more advanced age. Although pregnancy after MI and CABG may be possible and safe, a multidisciplinary approach involving careful evaluation by the cardiac and obstetric team in each individual is mandatory. Two cases of pregnant women with a history of MI treated with CABG are presented and their management is discussed.
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Janion−Sadowska et al. (2014) conducted a case report in Pregnancy after myocardial infarction and coronary artery bypass grafting (n=2). Pregnancy after myocardial infarction and coronary artery bypass grafting was evaluated on Maternal and fetal outcomes. Pregnancy after myocardial infarction and coronary artery bypass grafting was safe and resulted in healthy full-term infants in two women with preserved left ventricular function.
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