title: Outcome of pregnancy in patients with complex pulmonic valve atresia.
abstract: Fifteen women with complex pulmonary atresia who had pregnancies were retrospectively reviewed. Although no pregnancy-related deaths occurred, complications were noted in 3 patients and risk of fetal loss and premature birth were increased, none of the 10 offspring had congenital heart disease.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Connolly
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Warnes
mesh_terms: D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology; D000032:Abortion, Therapeutic; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001724:Birth Weight; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D018633:Pulmonary Atresia / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012307:Risk Factors