Key result
Pregnancy after heart transplant yields 100% gestational survival but carries high rates of major complications.
Why the study?
What are the maternal and fetal outcomes and complications of pregnancy in women with heart or heart/lung transplants?
Cohort (n=25)
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What are the maternal and fetal outcomes and complications of pregnancy in women with heart or heart/lung transplants?
Pregnancy after heart or heart/lung transplantation is feasible but carries significant risks of maternal and fetal complications, requiring careful counseling and specialized care.
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High gestational survival supports feasibility in select patients; leaves open need for larger registries to refine risk counseling.
Estensen et al. (2011) conducted a cohort in Pregnancy in heart- and heart/lung recipients (n=25). Pregnancy was evaluated on Maternal and fetal complications. Pregnancy after heart or heart/lung transplantation in 25 women (42 pregnancies) had 100% gestational survival but major complications including 17 abortions, 7 pre-eclampsias, and 2 rejections.
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