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Implantation of Total Artificial Heart in Congenital Heart Disease
Published on: July 18, 2014
Adult congenital heart disease and pregnancy
Shaline Rao1, Jonathan N Ginns1
1Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.
Abstract:
Adults with congenital heart disease now form the largest group of women with cardiac disease becoming pregnant in the developed world. This is both a mark of impressive steps forward in the management of congenital heart disease and also a challenge to the medical community to develop systems of care that will best serve these women and their babies. Each woman with congenital heart disease presents a unique pattern of challenges for the cardiologist, obstetrician, and anesthesiologist, and their care should be tailored to deal with their individual circumstances. As this population of patients continues to grow, we must continue to learn and improve our diagnostic tools and management strategies to refine their care. This review intends to focus on reviewing the outcomes in this set of patients and also an approach to the assessment and the management of these patients, primarily for an audience of obstetricians, pediatricians, and anesthesiologists.
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