Pregnancy and Cardiac Treatment (PACT) Program
The UCSF Pregnancy and Cardiac Treatment (PACT) Program provides multidisciplinary, specialized preconception and prenatal care for women with heart disease. Our patients include women with congenital heart defects or with acquired heart conditions such as cardiomyopathy, hypertension and arrhythmias.
Our goal is to help women achieve the best possible health and pregnancy outcomes. The PACT Program team – made up of specialists in maternal-fetal medicine, cardiology, obstetric anesthesia, critical care, nursing and social work – has successfully managed hundreds of pregnancies since the program was founded in 2008.
Our Services
- Preconception counseling
- Obstetric/maternal-fetal medicine and cardiology consultations during pregnancy
- Specialized cardiology services (interventional cardiology, cardiac surgery, cardiology subspecialties)
- Perinatal genetics testing
- Prenatal fetal echocardiography
- Specialized labor and delivery unit
- Neonatal intensive care
- Special anesthetic management during labor
- Specialized pharmacy services
- Mental health services
- Postpartum maternal follow-up program
Doctor referral required
Our locations
Our team
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Anushree Agarwal
MD, MBBS
Congenital Cardiac Disease, Cardiology -
Joseph Bayne
MD
Cardiology -
Juan M. Gonzalez-Velez
MD
Maternal and Fetal Medicine -
Ian S. Harris
MD
Congenital Cardiac Disease, Cardiology -
Aarthi Sabanayagam
MD, MBBS
Cardiology, Cardiac Imaging -
Ayesha Salahuddin
MD, MBBS
Cardiology, Congenital Cardiac Disease -
Nasim Sobhani
MD
Obstetrics
Awards & recognition
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Among the top hospitals in the nation
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One of the nation's best for heart & vascular surgery
Clinical trials
DECIDE: A Comparative Effectiveness Trial of Metformin Versus Insulin for the Treatment of Gest...
LGA will be defined as a birthweight ≥90th%tile for gestational age based on a US birth certificate reference adjusted for parity and/or fetal sex. Neonatal hypoglycemia will be defined as a blood glucose <35 mg/dL or treatment <2...
Recruiting
Support services
Plan your visit
What to Bring
- Photo I.D.
- Health insurance card
- Insurance authorization, if required
- Doctor's referral, if required
- Recent test results related to your condition
- List of your medications, including dosages, plus any you're allergic to
- List of questions you may have
- Device or paper for taking notes
