OBJECTIVE:

To describe the evolution and perinatal outcomes of a case series of patients with a diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension and complication with Eisenmenger syndrome.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

Retrospective, descriptive, cross-sectional study of consecutive case series of patients with a diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension or Eisenmenger’s syndrome attended comprehensively from admission to the end of pregnancy at the Instituto Nacional de Perinatología Isidro Espinosa de los Reyes between the months of January 2015 to January 2019.

RESULTS:

The average age of the mothers was 25.79 years (15 to 40 years, SD ± 7.19) and the average weeks of pregnancy on admission to the INPer was 22. 5 of 34 patients were classified as having mild pulmonary hypertension, 9 of 34 as having moderate pulmonary hypertension and 20 of 34 as having severe pulmonary hypertension. 9 of 34 cases had Eisenmenger syndrome.

CONCLUSIONS:

Pulmonary hypertension and Eisenmenger’s syndrome during pregnancy continue to be the factors that cause the most serious complications and maternal and fetal mortality. This makes it necessary to care for these patients with an individualized approach, in the hands of an expert, interdisciplinary team, in highly specialized centers, in order to improve the prognosis for the mother and perinatal outcomes.

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