title: Adult Congenital Heart Disease in Pregnancy.
abstract: With the success of modern surgical techniques for congenital heart disease, the population of women of childbearing age with congenital heart disease is growing. Because of the significant hemodynamic load of pregnancy, labor, and delivery, women with congenital heart disease require preconceptual risk assessment and expert multidisciplinary care throughout pregnancy. The aim of this review is to discuss the management of cardiovascular, obstetric, and fetal care issues that are commonly encountered during pregnancy in women with congenital heart disease.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine.
authors.forename: Kathryn J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Lindley
authors.affiliation: Fellow, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
authors.forename: Shayna N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Conner
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO.
authors.forename: Alison G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Cahill
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D016742:Preconception Care; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000145:classification; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D018566:Pregnancy, High-Risk / Q000502:physiology*; D018570:Risk Assessment