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Can you have heart surgery when you are pregnant?

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YES: One should consider heart surgery if both mother and baby are at risk of dying.

Answered 7/20/2012

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Yes but ....: The answer technically is yes but depending on the underlying condition it might be better to wait until after delivering. The risk of miscarriage early in pregnancy with surgery is very real. Many of he drugs used could be harmful and result in miscarriage.

Answered 11/22/2013

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