Pregnancy and Congenital Heart Disease: Moving Beyond the Current Risk Stratification Tools
Women with congenital heart disease have increased risks of complications during pregnancy. Several risk scoring tools have been developed to quantify the likelihood of adverse cardiac outcomes during pregnancy. This article describes how comprehensive pre-pregnancy or early pregnancy counseling nee...
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| description | Women with congenital heart disease have increased risks of complications during pregnancy. Several risk scoring tools have been developed to quantify the likelihood of adverse cardiac outcomes during pregnancy. This article describes how comprehensive pre-pregnancy or early pregnancy counseling needs to go well beyond these risk scores. Non-cardiac risk factors and adverse obstetric and fetal outcomes are vital components of the dialogue between the multidisciplinary team and the patient embarking on, or contemplating, pregnancy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8e2d35fc03a84e558ba7065873b56b752024-12-14T16:04:25ZengRadcliffe Medical MediaUS Cardiology Review1758-38961758-390X2023-05-011710.15420/usc.2022.16Pregnancy and Congenital Heart Disease: Moving Beyond the Current Risk Stratification ToolsAjitha Kulasekaran0Lorna Swan1Department of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK; Scottish Adult Congenital Cardiac Service, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Clydebank, UKDepartment of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK; Scottish Adult Congenital Cardiac Service, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Clydebank, UKWomen with congenital heart disease have increased risks of complications during pregnancy. Several risk scoring tools have been developed to quantify the likelihood of adverse cardiac outcomes during pregnancy. This article describes how comprehensive pre-pregnancy or early pregnancy counseling needs to go well beyond these risk scores. Non-cardiac risk factors and adverse obstetric and fetal outcomes are vital components of the dialogue between the multidisciplinary team and the patient embarking on, or contemplating, pregnancy.https://www.uscjournal.com/articleindex/usc.2022.16 |
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| title_short | Pregnancy and Congenital Heart Disease: Moving Beyond the Current Risk Stratification Tools |
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