Women and Pregnancy in Thromboangiitis Obliterans

J Vasc Res. 2021;58(2):131-133. doi: 10.1159/000512596. Epub 2021 Jan 12.

Abstract

Data regarding women and thromboangiitis obliterans (TAO) are conflicted, and a few cases of pregnancy have been described. We aimed to describe the interplay between TAO and pregnancies. Among 224 TAO patients, 22.8% were women. Demographic data, clinical manifestations, and outcomes were similar between men and women. Twenty-one (41.2%) women had 48 pregnancies. Thirty-six (75%) pregnancies with on term and complication free delivery occurred. None of the patients experienced a disease flare of TAO during pregnancy. TAO does not seem to affect pregnancy complications, and pregnancy does not seem to interfere with the course of TAO.

Keywords: Buerger’s disease; Pregnancy; Thromboangiitis obliterans.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • France / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Live Birth
  • Middle Aged
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications / diagnosis
  • Pregnancy Complications / epidemiology*
  • Pregnancy Outcome
  • Prognosis
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Thromboangiitis Obliterans / diagnosis
  • Thromboangiitis Obliterans / epidemiology*