Journal article
Pregnancy Outcomes in Women With Transposition of the Great Arteries and Arterial Switch Operation
Abstract
There is a growing population of young women of child-bearing age with complete transposition of the great arteries (TGA) who have had an arterial switch operation (ASO). Pregnancy imposes a hemodynamic stress on the heart and, therefore, adverse cardiac events can occur during this period; however, pregnancy outcomes in this population have not been well studied. We sought to describe cardiac outcomes during pregnancy in women with TGA who had …
Authors
Tobler D; Fernandes SM; Wald RM; Landzberg M; Salehian O; Siu SC; Colman JM; Sermer M; Silversides CK
Journal
The American Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 106, No. 3, pp. 417–420
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
August 2010
DOI
10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.03.047
ISSN
0002-9149