Favourable Outcome of Two Contraindicated Pregnancies in a Woman with Complex Congenital Heart Disease and Eisenmenger Syndrome

Dauphin C, Laurichesse H, Storm B and Lusson JR

Department of Cardiology and Vascular Diseases, CHU Gabriel-Montpied, France
Department of Rheumatology, CHU Gabriel-Montpied, France

^*Correspondance to: Dauphin C 

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Abstract:

We report the case of a young woman who was born with complex heart disease consisting in a single ventricle, double discordance, tricuspid atresia without pulmonary obstacle, and fixed Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH). She carried two pregnancies to term against medical advice after percutaneous dilatation of a restrictive atrial septal defect. The good functional tolerance of her heart disease (class I-II NYHA), saturation greater than 85%, and early multi-disciplinary management of the pregnancies undoubtedly contributed to their successful outcome. Our patient’s experience should not call into question the contraindication for pregnancy in this type of disease but may help in the management of similar women who, although aware of the risk, desire to become pregnant.

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Dauphin C, Laurichesse H, Storm B, Lusson JR. Favourable Outcome of Two Contraindicated Pregnancies in a Woman with Complex Congenital Heart Disease and Eisenmenger Syndrome. Ann Clin Case Rep. 2017; 2: 1366.