Table 1.
Cases about pregnancy with pulmonary arterial hypertension after congenital heart disease defects correction
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Ref.
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Age at pregnancy (yr)
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Age (defects repair)
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Congenital heart defects
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The gestational age of events, wk
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The gestational age of termination
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Complications
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Symptoms
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Maternal outcomes
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| Ross-Ascuitto et al[8] | 19 | 4 | VSD | Three days within delivery | 38 wk | PAH | No obvious symptoms | Uneventfully discharge |
| Jackson et al[7] | 32 | 4 | VSD | 20 wk | 20 wk | PAH; Eisenmenger syndrome | Shortness of breath | Being evaluated for a combined heart-lung transplant |
| Jackson et al[7] | 23 | 3 | VSD | Three days within delivery | 26 wk | PAH; Heart failure | Dyspnea; hypoxemia | Died on postoperative day 5 |
PAH: Pulmonary arterial hypertension; VSD: Ventricular septal defect.