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A member asked:
Is it possible to get a heart transplant when you are pregnant? what causes and risks are there?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Probably not: Heart transplant requires heart/lung bypass for an extended period of time while the surgery is performed. There's limited data available but maternal mortality is as high as 25%, to say nothing of the baby. The ultra-high dose immunosuppression used for induction would be pretty bad for baby too. In short - no.
Answered 10/24/2017
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No: When pregnant it can be dangerous to have any surgery. But a heart transplant requires being placed on the heart lung machine and being on very high dose of blood thinners. I don't think the baby would survive the surgery.
Answered 12/24/2012
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