Pregnancy in a Fontan Patient: New Horizons in Medical and Surgical Fontan...

Space: StayCurrentMD Published: 2017-07-04

Topic overview

Physicians from theCincinnati Children’s Heart Institutediscuss the long-term care of single ventricle patients from infancy to adulthood, including new insights on Fontan management and quality of life.During this session, Drs Anisa Chaudry and Nicole Brown discuss the management of pregnancy in a patient status post a Fontan. Topics include risk of pregancy for these patients (supraventricular tachycardia, heart failure, post-partum hemorrhage, thromboembolism, and preterm delivery), need for serial echocardiograms and multidisciplinary team, risk stratification for Fontan patients, and need for delivery at a tertiary care center.

Keywords

adult congenital heart disease Fontan procedure tricuspid atresia ventricular septal defect pregnancy management maternal morbidity peripartum mortality NYHA classification echocardiogram thrombophilia cardiac output miscarriage rates congenital heart disease multidisciplinary care obstetric complications fetal echocardiogram cardiac function pulmonary hypertension arrhythmias preconception counseling

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#CongenitalHeartDisease #FontanSurgery #PregnancyCare #MaternalHealth #Cardiology #HeartFailure #Thrombosis #Echocardiography #Obstetrics #CardiacPregnancy #WomenInMedicine #FetalHealth #MultidisciplinaryTeam #PatientCare #CardiacOutput #MaternalMorbidity #NYHAClass #PregnancyRisks #HeartHealth #ClinicalGuidelines

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