Cardiomyopathy and pregnancy??? Anyone?? - Heart Disorders Message Board

Eeyore1973 · 05-28-2005, 07:42 AM

Has anyone here gotten a green light to go ahead and have a baby with pre-exsisting cardiomyopathy?

carrob2003 · 05-31-2005, 05:05 PM

We have been given a "cautious" green light. My EF is 40% and all enlargement is gone. My Cardio says that if my heart "stays" at 40, I'll do fine. I'll keep taking my Coreg, but will have to switch from Enalapril to another "safer" BP med. However, I can keep taking the Enalapril for a while in the beginning of the pregnancy. It's dangerous at the end as it can cause kidney failure in the fetus. I've consulted with a High Risk/OB and he's also told us it's "do-able" but there will be lots of tests and monitoring. Also, he just cautioned us to the fact the my health "trumps" the baby....and if I start to decline at anytime, we have to terminate. That's what we're having a hard time with now. I go back in July and have another echo.....and, if stronger, we'll proceed with trying.

Good luck!

Eeyore1973 · 05-31-2005, 07:01 PM

Wow, I wish you all the best. Please keep me posted.
Your EF is 40% now? How do you feel? Do you have any symptoms at all?
What type of myopathty do you have? Dialated? Hypotorphic ? (sp)
Take care!!
Keep in touch

carrob2003 · 06-02-2005, 03:39 PM

I have Dilated Cardiomyopathy....most likely caused by a virus. Whatever it was came and went and is now gone. All of my enlargement is gone and I feel absolutely great. I exercise, mow the lawn.......I'd never know it. Except for the hand full of pills I take twice a day.

I rarely feel bad at all, just tired on some days when the humidity is high. That seems to make me really draggy. But, I don't have swelling....anything!

Keep in touch!
Carla

arrest04 · 06-17-2005, 06:33 PM

That is great! I may have cardiomyopathy r/t virus. I had a cardiac arrest JUne 04. My EF was 10 percent, went to 70 percent, and now back down to 45 percent. I switched medication, Coreg and Enalapril to Topril and it caused my EF to go back down..... You can have a baby on coreg??? PLEASE KEEP ME UPDATED....we are really wanting to try, but we are afraid with my EF being so low and the medication....how old are you? I am 23 Do you have arrythmias?