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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Pregnancies in women with regurgitant valve lesions are generally considered low risk, but this has not been well studied.
OBJECTIVES: This study determined the frequency of adverse cardiac events (CEs) in pregnant women with moderate or severe regurgitant valve lesions.
METHODS: Maternal and fetal outcomes in women with moderate or severe chronic valve regurgitation enrolled in a prospective multicenter study on pregnancy outcomes were examined. Adverse CEs included heart failure, sustained arrhythmias, cardiac arrest, or death. A multivariate logistic regression model was used to identify determinants of CEs in women at the highest risk.
RESULTS: Outcomes of 430 pregnancies in women with moderate or severe regurgitant lesions were examined: 145 with mitral regurgitation (MR), 101 with pulmonary regurgitation (PR), 71 with multivalve disease, 73 with tricuspid regurgitation (TR), and 40 with aortic regurgitation (AR). Most women had associated congenital or acquired heart disease. Adverse CEs occurred in 13% of pregnancies: 27% of pregnancies with multivalve disease; 15% with MR; 15% with TR; 5% with AR; and 3% with PR. Maternal mortality was rare. In women with MR, TR, or multivalve disease (n = 289), left ventricular systolic dysfunction (p = 0.001), pulmonary hypertension (p = 0.005), and cardiac events before pregnancy (p < 0.001) were important determinants of CEs during pregnancy.
CONCLUSIONS: Women with AR and PR are at low risk for cardiac complications during pregnancy. While many women with MR, TR, and multivalve regurgitation do well during pregnancy, additional clinical variables help stratify those at highest risk. This new information will enhance the quality and precision of preconception counseling and pregnancy planning.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2656-2664 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of the American College of Cardiology |
Volume | 77 |
Issue number | 21 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 01 Jun 2021 |
Keywords
- Adult
- British Columbia/epidemiology
- Female
- Heart Valve Diseases/congenital
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Infant, Small for Gestational Age
- Ontario/epidemiology
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular/epidemiology
- Pregnancy Outcome/epidemiology
- Prospective Studies
- Risk Factors
- Young Adult
- complications
- valve lesions
- pregnancy
- heart disease
- regurgitation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
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PRECARE-FEM : Determining the effect of a comprehensive postpartum womens health follow-up care program in Lower Austria
Pfaller-Eiwegger, B. (PI)
01.11.2020 → 31.12.2023
Project: Forschungsimpulse › Research Time Out (RTO)