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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jul 25.
Published in final edited form as: Heart. 2020 Nov 24;107(17):1390–1397. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2020-317397

Table 6.

Patients with thrombotic complications

Relevant diagnoses Thrombosis risk factors Details of thrombotic event Treatment and outcome
Patient 1
Age 21 years
Pulmonary atresia+extracardiac Fontan Prior arrhythmia
Pre-pregnancy: ASA
At 6 weeks’ gestation, an asymptomatic intracardiac thrombus was incidentally noted (CTCAE grade II) ASA and prophylactic LMWH.
Delivered vaginally at 35 weeks after spontaneous preterm labour without complication
Patient 2
Age 22 years
Left atrial isomerism, severe LV dysfunction, moderate to severe AV valve regurgitation LV dysfunction, prior VTE, cyanosis, saturations 88%
Pre-pregnancy: ASA+oral AC
Hepatic vein thrombosis developed around delivery at 24 weeks’ gestation for umbilical artery flow reversal (CTCAE grade II) 1st TM: ASA+therapeutic LMWH 2nd TM/post partum—IV UFH – Infant passed away in perinatal period
Patient 3
Age 25 years
Tricuspid atresia+extracardiac Fontan Mildly reduced ventricular function; chronic hypertension 3rd pregnancy, delivered via CS at 31 weeks due to PPROM.
24 hours later presented with CV collapse due to PE;
CTCAE grade IV
AC throughout pregnancy: tinzaparin 12 000 IU/day
Required ICU management for several days and returned to baseline

AC, anticoagulation; ASA, acetyls salicylic acid (aspirin); AV, atrioventricular; CS, caesarian section; CV, cardiovascular; ICU, intensive care unit; IV UFH, intravenous unfractionated heparin; LMWH, low molecular weight heparin; LV, left ventricular; PPROM, preterm premature rupture of membranes; TM, trimester; VTE, venous thrombo embolism.