Publications
The Pregnancy Transversal Working Group (WG) at VASCERN has contributed to and recognised a variety of key publications that inform the management of pregnancy in women with rare vascular diseases. These publications, which include clinical guidelines, best practices, and peer-reviewed articles, provide healthcare professionals with the evidence-based information needed to improve patient outcomes. This page offers access to the most important papers and resources related to pregnancy care in this patient population.
van Hagen IM, van der Linde D, van de Laar IM, Muiño Mosquera L, De Backer J, Roos-Hesselink JW. Pregnancy in Women With SMAD3 Mutation. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 Mar 14;69(10):1356-1358. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.12.029. PMID: 28279300.
Roos-Hesselink JW, Budts W, Walker F, De Backer JFA, Swan L, Stones W, Kranke P, Sliwa-Hahnle K, Johnson MR. Organisation of care for pregnancy in patients with congenital heart disease. Heart. 2017 Dec;103(23):1854-1859. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2017-311758. Epub 2017 Jul 24. PMID: 28739807.