title: Successful pregnancy and vaginal delivery after heart transplantation.
abstract: Successful pregnancy and delivery in women with serious cardiovascular diseases have been reported. We describe here a patient with a transplanted heart, treated with cyclosporine and prednisone, who underwent pregnancy and vaginal delivery with good outcomes for mother and infant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Neonatology, and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sanatorio Güemes Hospital Privado, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Löwenstein
authors.forename: N W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Vain
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Perrone
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Boullón
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Favaloro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy