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What are the risks associated with having a pfo while i am pregnant?
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Clarify. ASD?: Are you asking if the pregnant mother has a patent foramen ovale, or an atrial septal defect? Most women with ASD in pregnancy do fine, and the management is not really different from normal pregnancy other than a possible baseline echocardiogram. Risks, especially in those over the age of 40 include arrhythmias, heart failure, thromboembolism and severe bleeding at the time of delivery.
Answered 6/10/2014
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No risks: Most pfo's are asymptomatic pregnant or not.
Answered 4/17/2013
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