RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Pregnancy in pulmonary arterial hypertension
JF European Respiratory Review
JO EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY REVIEW
FD European Respiratory Society
SP 431
OP 437
DO 10.1183/16000617.0079-2016
VO 25
IS 142
A1 Olsson, Karen M.
A1 Channick, Richard
YR 2016
UL http://err.ersjournals.com/content/25/142/431.abstract
AB Despite advanced therapies, maternal mortality in women with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) remains high in pregnancy and is especially high during the post-partum period. However, recent data indicates that morbidity and mortality during pregnancy and after birth have improved for PAH patients. The current European Society of Cardiology/European Respiratory Society guidelines recommend that women with PAH should not become pregnant. Therefore, the risks associated with pregnancy must be emphasised and counselling offered to women at the time of PAH diagnosis and to women with PAH who become pregnant. Early termination should be discussed. Women who choose to continue with their pregnancy should be treated at specialised pulmonary hypertension centres with experience in managing PAH during and after pregnancy.While pregnancy is not recommended in PAH, there is increasing experience in managing PAH in pregnant women http://ow.ly/N6b2305Aur3