Ventricular tachyarrhythmia during pregnancy in women with heart disease: Data from the ROPAC, a registry from the European Society of Cardiology

Ebru Ertekin, Iris M. van Hagen, Amar M. Salam, Titia P.E. Ruys, Mark R. Johnson, Jana Popelova, William A. Parsonage, Zeinab Ashour, Avraham Shotan, José M. Oliver, Gruschen R. Veldtman, Roger Hall, Jolien W. Roos-Hesselink, Roberto Ferrari, Aldo P. Maggioni, Ariane Marelli, Gary Webb, Harald Kaemmerer, Karen Sliwa, Luigi TavazziJoerg Stein, Uri Elkayam, Ulf Thilen, Werner Budts, Panos Vardas, Michel Komajda, Fausto Pinto, Angeles Alonso, David Wood, Nikolaos Maniadakis, Thierry Ferreira, Gérard Gracia, Cécile Laroche, Viviane Missiamenou, Charles Taylor, Marème Konte, Maryna Andarala, Emanuela Fiorucci, Elin Folkesson Lefrancq, Myriam Glémot, Patti Ann McNeill, Caroline Pommier, Myriam Lafay, A. Aquieri, H. Ruda Vega, M. Vázquez Blanco, K. Lust, N. Fagermo, H. Gabriel, E. Donhauser, Z. Gasimov, T. Jahangirov, I. Hasanova, J. De Backer, L. Demulier, M. de Hosson, M. Beckx, M. Moissens, T. Kovacevic-Preradovic, M. Kozic, M. Lovric, C. Vilas Freire, N. Chilingirova, P. Kratunkov, A. R. Montesclaros, E. Beaubien, E. Gordon, L. Walter, C. Lindsay, N. Wahab, Z. Vavera, A. El Nagar, H. H. Ebaid, W. A. El Sayed Makled, N. Taha, A. Dardier, M. Shabaan, Y. Elrakshy, K. Eltamawey, M. Gamal Abd-El Aziz, A. Saad, W. Aboleineen, K. Sorour, M. A.Meguid Mahdy, L. Iserin, M. Ladouceur, S. Cohen, B. Iung, D. Maisuradze, S. Mebus, U. Gembruch, C. Hammerstingl, W. M. Merz, C. Wald, H. Baumgartner, S. Orwat, R. Schmidt, R. Motz, A. Olsson, F. Berger, N. Nagdyman, A. Frogoudaki, M. Anastasiou-Nana, A. Temesvari, D. Kohalmi, H. Balint, B. Merkely, C. Liptai, M. Bowen, M. Cullen, P. Thornton, V. Husarova, A. Blatt, G. Elbaz-Greener, G. Moravsky, Z. Vered, A. Vazan Fuhrmann, S. Goland, P. Festa, L. Ait Ali, G. Sinagra, I. Puggia, B. D.Agata Mottolese, M. G. Carmina, C. Romeo, R. Crepaz, V. Fesslova, A. Azzarelli, D. Baldi, F. Bovenzi, V. Donvito, E. Vasario, T. Todros, K. Niwa, A. Mussagaliyeva, D. Mekebekova, S. Sharipova, R. Zaliunas, R. Jonkaitiene, J. Petrauskaite, L. Gumbiene, S. Jovanova, A. Cassar, M. Caruana, Y. Karamermer, J. M.J. Cornette, A. van Dijk, L. Bellersen, T. Duijnhouwer, C. De Groot, E. P.G. Pieper, C. van Oppen, P. Polak, E. Wajon, L. Wagenaar, M. Estensen, A. Lesniak-Sobelga, P. Podolec, S. Wisniowska-Smialek, A. Trybuch, P. Hoffman, A. Cichocka-Radwan, M. Lelonek, S. Sobczak, U. Faflik, A. Tomaszuk-Kazberuk, J. Przepiesc, M. Gil, K. Plaskota, O. Trojnarska, N. Guerra, L. de Sousa, V. Petrescu, C. Ginghina, R. Jurcut, I. Mircea Coman, I. Ravilevich Gaisin, L. Valeryevna Shilina, N. Sharashkina, O. Tkacheva, D. Ivanov, O. Irtyuga, L. Jovovic, K. Prokselj, M. Kozelj, C. Elliott, L. Galian-Gay, A. Pijuan-Domenech, M. T. Subirana-Domenech, P. Tornos, N. Murga, P. Escribano-Subías, M. J. Ruiz-Cano, J. Delgado-Jiménez, E. Furenas, M. Dellborg, U. Thilén, M. Schwerzmann, J. Bouchardy, T. Rutz, D. Tobler, L. Sarac, O. Batukan Esen, S. Catirli Enar, A. Al Mulla, N. Bazargani, E. Al Hatou, F. Farook, W. Almahmeed, B. Salih, P. Clifford, N. Bowers, J. Kerr, L. Tellett, L. Hudsmith, P. Thompson, S. Thorne, S. Bowater, P. Nihoyannopoulos, R. Curry, L. Freeman, F. Schroeder, R. Wendler, S. Hammond, C. Talluto, D. Murphy, M. G. Perlroth, K. Chintala, P. Gupta, E. Pare, N. Khatri, N. Scott, D. De Faria-Yeh, A. B. Bhatt, S. Tsiaras, M. Gurvitz, C. Otto, J. Botti, J. Ting, W. R. Davidson

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Abstract

Objectives To describe the incidence, onset, predictors and outcome of ventricular tachyarrhythmia (VTA) in pregnant women with heart disease. Background VTA during pregnancy will cause maternal morbidity and even mortality and will have impact on fetal outcome. Insufficient data exist on the incidence and outcome of VTA in pregnancy. Methods and results From January 2007 up to October 2013, 99 hospitals in 39 countries enrolled 2966 pregnancies in women with structural heart disease. Forty-two women (1.4%) developed clinically relevant VTA during pregnancy, which occurred mainly in the third trimester (48%). NYHA class > 1 before pregnancy was an independent predictor for VTA. Heart failure during pregnancy was more common in women with VTA than in women without VTA (24% vs. 12%, p = 0.03) and maternal mortality was respectively 2.4% and 0.3% (p = 0.15). More women with VTA delivered by Cesarean section than women without VTA (68% vs. 47%, p = 0.01). Neonatal death, preterm birth (< 37 weeks), low birthweight (< 2500 g) and Apgar score < 7 occurred more often in women with VTA (4.8% vs. 0.3%, p = 0.01; 36% vs. 16%, p = 0.001; 33% vs. 15%, p = 0.001 and 25% vs. 7.3%, p = 0.001, respectively). Conclusions VTA occurred in 1.4% of pregnant women with cardiovascular disease, mainly in the third trimester, and was associated with heart failure during pregnancy. NYHA class before pregnancy was predictive. VTA during pregnancy had clear impact on fetal outcome.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)131-136
Number of pages6
JournalInternational Journal of Cardiology
Volume220
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1 2016

Keywords

  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Fetal outcome
  • Maternal outcome
  • Pregnancy
  • Ventricular tachyarrhythmia

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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