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#REDIRECT [[Cardiac disease in pregnancy and congenital heart disease]]
 
{{CMG}}; '''Associate Editor-In-Chief:'''  {{AC}} [[Priyamvada Singh|Priyamvada Singh, M.B.B.S.]] [mailto:psingh@perfuse.org]; {{CZ}} '''Assistant Editor(s)-In-Chief:''' [[Kristin Feeney|Kristin Feeney, B.S.]] [mailto:kfeeney@perfuse.org]
 
==Overview==
The most common maternal cardiac disease in Western societies is now congenital heart disease.  This includes a wide spectrum of abnormalities, which are delineated in this section.  This is largely due in part to the fact that children born with congenital heart defects in Western societies are living to the ages at which they can bear children.  This section will not detail those patients that have repaired congenital defects, which are highlighted in ****.
 
==[[Atrial septal defect and pregnancy|Atrial Septal Defect]]==
 
Pregnancy causes an increase in [[cardiac output]] and [[stroke volume]]. This can cause an increased [[left-to-right shunt]]ing of blood. Despite the increased workload on [[heart]], females with isolated asymptomatic [[atrial septal defect]]s tolerate the pregnancy well. Pregnant females with an atrial septal defect may have increased frequencies of some complications for instance [[arrhythmias]], [[thromboembolism]], and [[bleeding]]. Despite this, there are no studies suggesting that pregnancy requires different indications for closure in pregnant females with atrial septal defect compared to a non-pregnant female with [[atrial septal defect]]. The ACC/[[AHA]] guidelines, however, do dictate clear deviations in course of treatment in certain special circumstances. According to ACC/AHA guidelines pregnancy could be harmful in females with [[atrial septal defect]] and severe [[pulmonary hypertension]] ([[Eisenmenger syndrome]])
 
==References==
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