TABLE 3

The Pregnancy in Women With a Congenital Heart Defect (ZAHARA) risk score

PredictorPoints
History of arrhythmias1.5
Cardiac medication before pregnancy1.5
New York Heart Association functional class before pregnancy ≥ II0.75
Left heart obstruction (peak gradient > 30 mm Hg, or aortic valve area < 1.0 cm2)2.5
Systemic aortic valve regurgitation (moderate or severe)0.75
Mechanical heart prosthesis4.25
Cyanotic heart disease (corrected or uncorrected)1.0
Total pointsRisk
0–0.5  2.9%
0.51–1.50  7.5%
1.51–2.5017.5%
2.51–3.5043.1%
> 3.5070.0%
  • Data from reference 63.