Cyanotic maternal heart disease in pregnancy.
Cyanotic heart disease has major implications for maternal and fetal well-being during pregnancy. This article reports six patients with cyanotic congenital heart disease recently managed at our institutions. Although the maternal condition deteriorated to some extent during each pregnancy, it was the fetal condition that ultimately dictated delivery in each case.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Lee
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Cotton
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Miller
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Carpenter
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Huhta
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Hankins
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003376:Counseling; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005323:Fetal Monitoring; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D011181:Postnatal Care; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000628:therapy*; D011295:Prenatal Care