TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of pregnancy outcomes in women with repaired versus unrepaired atrial septal defect
AU - Yap, S. C.
AU - Drenthen, W.
AU - Meijboom, F. J.
AU - Moons, P.
AU - Mulder, B. J.M.
AU - Vliegen, H. W.
AU - Van Dijk, A. P.J.
AU - Jaddoe, Vwv
AU - Steegers, E. A.P.
AU - Roos-Hesselink, J. W.
AU - Pieper, P. G.
PY - 2009/11/1
Y1 - 2009/11/1
N2 - Objective To compare the risks of complications during pregnancy in women with repaired andunrepaired atrial septal defects (ASDs) without associated complex cardiac lesions. Design A retrospective multicentre study. Setting Tertiary centres in the Netherlands and Belgium. Population Women with ASD without associated complex cardiac lesions. Methods Women were identified using two congenital heart disease registries. One hundred women were identified who had 243 pregnancies, including 49 miscarriages and six terminations of pregnancy. Detailed information on each completed pregnancy (n = 188; unrepaired ASD, n = 133; repaired ASD, n = 55) was obtained using medical records and telephone interviews. In addition, data from the Generation R database (a prospective cohort study; n = 9667) were used to determine the background risk (control group). Main outcome measures Adjusted odds ratios (AORs) for cardiac, obstetric and neonatal events controlled for multiple pregnancies per woman using general estimating equation analysis. Results Women with an unrepaired ASD had a higher risk of neonatal events (AOR = 2.99, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.14-7.89, P = 0.027) than women with a repaired ASD. The risk of cardiac and obstetric complications was comparable between women with unrepaired and repaired ASDs. Compared with the general population, women with an unrepaired ASD had higher risks of pre-eclampsia (AOR = 3.54, 95% CI 1.26-9.98, P = 0.017), small-for-gestational-age births (AOR = 1.95, 95% CI 1.15-3.30, P = 0.013) and fetal mortality (AOR = 5.55, 95% CI 1.77-17.4, P = 0.003). By contrast, no differences were observed when comparing women with a repaired ASD versus controls. Conclusions Women with an unrepaired ASD are at increased risk of neonatal events in comparison with women with a repaired ASD. Compared with the general population, women with an unrepaired ASD are at increased risk of pre-eclampsia, small-for-gestational-age births and fetal mortality.
AB - Objective To compare the risks of complications during pregnancy in women with repaired andunrepaired atrial septal defects (ASDs) without associated complex cardiac lesions. Design A retrospective multicentre study. Setting Tertiary centres in the Netherlands and Belgium. Population Women with ASD without associated complex cardiac lesions. Methods Women were identified using two congenital heart disease registries. One hundred women were identified who had 243 pregnancies, including 49 miscarriages and six terminations of pregnancy. Detailed information on each completed pregnancy (n = 188; unrepaired ASD, n = 133; repaired ASD, n = 55) was obtained using medical records and telephone interviews. In addition, data from the Generation R database (a prospective cohort study; n = 9667) were used to determine the background risk (control group). Main outcome measures Adjusted odds ratios (AORs) for cardiac, obstetric and neonatal events controlled for multiple pregnancies per woman using general estimating equation analysis. Results Women with an unrepaired ASD had a higher risk of neonatal events (AOR = 2.99, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.14-7.89, P = 0.027) than women with a repaired ASD. The risk of cardiac and obstetric complications was comparable between women with unrepaired and repaired ASDs. Compared with the general population, women with an unrepaired ASD had higher risks of pre-eclampsia (AOR = 3.54, 95% CI 1.26-9.98, P = 0.017), small-for-gestational-age births (AOR = 1.95, 95% CI 1.15-3.30, P = 0.013) and fetal mortality (AOR = 5.55, 95% CI 1.77-17.4, P = 0.003). By contrast, no differences were observed when comparing women with a repaired ASD versus controls. Conclusions Women with an unrepaired ASD are at increased risk of neonatal events in comparison with women with a repaired ASD. Compared with the general population, women with an unrepaired ASD are at increased risk of pre-eclampsia, small-for-gestational-age births and fetal mortality.
KW - Arrhythmias
KW - Atrial septal defect
KW - Congenital heart disease
KW - Pre-eclampsia
KW - Pregnancy
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02301.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02301.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 19681849
AN - SCOPUS:70350109494
SN - 1470-0328
VL - 116
SP - 1593
EP - 1601
JO - BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
JF - BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
IS - 12
ER -