articleEuropean Heart JournalJun 28, 2010BRONZE OA

Predictors of pregnancy complications in women with congenital heart disease

WDWillem DrenthenEBEric BoersmaABAli BalcıPMPhilip MoonsJWJolien W. Roos‐Hesselink

University of Groningen · Erasmus University Rotterdam · +6 more institutions

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Abstract

AIMS: Data regarding pregnancy outcome in women with congenital heart disease (CHD) are limited. METHODS AND RESULTS: In 1802 women with CHD, 1302 completed pregnancies were observed. Independent predictors of cardiac, obstetric, and neonatal complications were calculated using logistic regression. The most prevalent cardiac complications during pregnancy were arrhythmias (4.7%) and heart failure (1.6%). Factors independently associated with maternal cardiac complications were the presence of cyanotic heart disease (corrected/uncorrected) (P

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  • Medicine
  • Pregnancy
  • Heart disease
  • Gestational age
  • Heart failure
  • Internal medicine
  • Gestation
  • Cardiology
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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