Why the study?
Women with complex functionally univentricular hearts rarely reach adulthood without surgery, and reports of pregnancy outcomes in resource-poor settings are sparse.
Case Report (n=1)
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Successful pregnancy is possible in patients with unrepaired functionally single ventricle in resource-poor settings through multidisciplinary care, despite significant maternal and fetal risks.
Supports multidisciplinary pregnancy care in unrepaired complex CHD; extends sparse case reports but leaves generalizability and risk stratification open.
Women with complex functionally univentricular hearts rarely survive into adulthood without corrective or palliative surgery. Reports of pregnancy outcome in this group of patients in resource-poor settings are sparse. We report a case of unrepaired pulmonary atresia ventricular septal defect (VSD) with major aorto-pulmonary collateral arteries (MAPCA) who survived into adulthood and was able to complete a successful pregnancy in a resource-poor country.
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Delsol-Gyan et al. (2020) conducted a case report in Uncorrected pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect and major aorto-pulmonary collateral arteries (n=1). Multidisciplinary pregnancy management was evaluated on Maternal and fetal survival.
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