Pregnancy in women with congenital heart disease: Need for new techniques in hemodynamic monitoring

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most frequently observed congenital disorder and has an incidence of approximately 8 in 1000 live births [1]. Adult patients with CHD are a growing patient group due to the improvement of surgical and clinical care over the past decades. Needless to say that we will encounter increasing numbers of women with CHD who want to become pregnant. This is not without risks however, for the hemodynamical and physiological changes of pregnancy can put a lot of strain on an already diseased heart, with the result that some patients with CHD may decompensate.
Source: International Journal of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research