[Pregnancy after heart transplantation]

Arq Bras Cardiol. 1995 Sep;65(3):237-42.
[Article in Portuguese]

Abstract

A 25-year old female patient, with peripartum cardiomyopathy was submitted to heart transplantation and became pregnant two years after. Pregnancy was uneventful and a baby-girl was born completely healthy. Six years after pregnancy, the mother remains well with preserved ventricular function and the girl has had a normal development. Although considered a high-risk situation and not indicated, pregnancy after heart transplantation is possible, without any apparent deterioration of the transplanted graft and with healthy babies being delivered.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Heart Transplantation*
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Outcome*