High prevalence of pre-eclampsia in women with coarctation of the aorta.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

The aim was to study pregnancy outcomes in women with coarctation of the aorta (CoA) and associations to hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Maternal morbidity and mortality are higher in women with heart disease and pre-eclampsia. Chronic hypertension, frequently encountered in CoA, is a risk factor for pre-eclampsia.

Methods and results

Clinical data from the National Unit for Pregnancy and Heart Disease database was reviewed for pregnant women with CoA from 2008 to 2021. The primary outcome was hypertensive pregnancy disorders. The secondary outcomes were other cardiovascular, obstetric, and foetal complications. Seventy-six patients were included, with a total of 87 pregnancies. Seventeen (20%) patients were treated for chronic hypertension before pregnancy. Fiftee

SUBMITTER: Gronningsaeter L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10407978 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature