| Pregnancy outcomes in women with transposition of the great arteries and arterial switch operation. | |
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PMID: 20643256 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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There is a growing population of young women of child-bearing age with complete transposition of the great arteries (TGA) who have had an arterial switch operation (ASO). Pregnancy imposes a hemodynamic stress on the heart and, therefore, adverse cardiac events can occur during this period; however, pregnancy outcomes in this population have not been well studied. We sought to describe cardiac outcomes during pregnancy in women with TGA who had undergone an ASO in childhood. Women were identified from 2 large tertiary care hospitals. A retrospective chart review was performed to determine the prevalence of adverse maternal cardiac events during pregnancy. Overall, 74 women of child-bearing age were identified, 9 of whom had 17 pregnancies. There were 4 miscarriages. Six women (67%) had clinically important valve (n = 5) and ventricular (n = 1) lesions before the index pregnancy. Two women developed cardiac complications during pregnancy; 1 woman with impaired left ventricular systolic function had nonsustained ventricular tachycardia and 1 woman with a mechanical systemic atrioventricular valve developed postpartum valve thrombosis. There were no maternal deaths. In conclusion, young women with TGA from this early cohort repaired with ASO are reaching child-bearing age. A significant proportion have residua and/or sequelae that can confer risk for adverse cardiac events in pregnancy. Co-ordinated care between a congenital heart disease specialist and a high-risk obstetrician should be implemented. |
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Authors:
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Daniel Tobler; Susan M Fernandes; Rachel M Wald; Michael Landzberg; Omid Salehian; Samuel C Siu; Jack M Colman; Matthew Sermer; Candice K Silversides |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The American journal of cardiology Volume: 106 ISSN: 1879-1913 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Cardiol. Publication Date: 2010 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-07-20 Completed Date: 2010-08-12 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0207277 Medline TA: Am J Cardiol Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 417-20 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Copyright Information:
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Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Division of Cardiology, The University of Toronto Pregnancy Heart Disease Program and the Toronto Congenital Cardiac Centre for Adults, Toronto General and Mount Sinai Hospitals, Toronto, Canada. |
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Adolescent Adult Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods Female Humans Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / physiopathology* Pregnancy Outcome* Retrospective Studies Transposition of Great Vessels / complications*, physiopathology*, surgery* Treatment Outcome |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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53130//Canadian Institutes of Health Research; 93722//Canadian Institutes of Health Research |
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