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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