Successful pregnancy in a patient with univentricular heart and pulmonary stenosis

Abstract

Univentricular heart or single ventricle heart is a rare and complex congenital heart disease (CHD). We report the successful management of a parturient with a single ventricle, and pulmonary stenosis. The univentricular heart is discussed in detail and the maternal and fetal outcome in pregnant women with CHD is reviewed.

Keywords

• Congenital heart disease
• pregnancy
• prematurity
• pulmonary stenosis
• single ventricle
• univentricular heart