Best practice recommendations for medically assisted reproduction in patients with known cardiovascular disease or at high risk of cardiovascular disease

Hum Fertil (Camb). 2024 Dec;27(1):2278295. doi: 10.1080/14647273.2023.2278295. Epub 2024 Jan 9.

Abstract

Increasing numbers of people are seeking assisted conception. In people with known cardiac disease or risk factors for cardiac disease, assisted conception may carry increased risks during treatment and any subsequent pregnancy. These risks should be assessed, considered and minimized prior to treatment.

Keywords: Assisted conception; cardiac disease; sub-fertility.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cardiovascular Diseases*
  • Female
  • Fertilization
  • Heart Diseases*
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Reproduction
  • Risk Factors