Cyanotic heart disease

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Cardiac catheterization	Clubbing	Cyanotic heart disease	Heart, front view
Heart, section through the middle

Right-to-left cardiac shunt; Right-to-left circulatory shunt

Avoid the use of alcohol and other drugs during pregnancy. Women who are (or think they might be) pregnant should notify their physicians before receiving prescriptions for medications. Women with manic-depressive disorder should consult their physicians about the risks and benefits of various treatments for this condition during pregnancy.

The immune status for rubella should be evaluated early in the pregnancy. If the mother is not immune she must avoid any possible exposure to rubella and should be immunized immediately following delivery. Genetic counseling may be of help if there is a family history of genetic disorders associated with congenital heart disease.

Review Date: 06/02/2006
Reviewed By: Alan Berger, MD, Assistant Professor, Divisions of Cardiology and Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. Review providedby VeriMed Healthcare Network.