For many women who were born with congenital heart defects, pregnancy is as safe as for women born with a normal heart, but talk to your doctor about your risk.
Pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect (PA/VSD) is a hole between the heart's two bottom chambers and no connection to the lung's blood arteries.
Pulmonary valve stenosis is when the heart’s pulmonary valve is thicker and smaller than normal, leading to improper blood flow from the heart to the lungs.
Restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) is when the heart chambers become stiff over time. While the heart can squeeze well, it cannot relax between beats normally, making it harder for the heart to fill with blood.
Rheumatic fever is a rare progression of strep throat, where the heart valves may be damaged as the body produces antibodies to fight the strep infection.
A stroke is when a blood clot or blockage stops blood flow to the brain or a blood vessel in the brain breaks, restricting blood flow to a part of the brain.