Pregnancy and subsequent pregnancy outcomes in peripartum cardiomyopathy

• Published in: The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research Vol. 37; no. 3; pp. 222 - 227
• Main Authors: Mandal, Debasmita, Mandal, Saroj, Mukherjee, Dipankar, Biswas, Subhash Chandra, Maiti, Tapan Kumar, Chattopadhaya, Nibedita, Majumdar, Biswakes, Panja, Manotosh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melbourne, Australia Blackwell Publishing Asia 01.03.2011
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Cardiomyopathies - complications; Cardiomyopathies - epidemiology; Cardiomyopathies - physiopathology; echocardiography; Female; fetal outcome; Humans; Infant, Newborn; maternal outcome; Parity; peripartum cardiomyopathy; Peripartum Period; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular - epidemiology; Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular - mortality; Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular - physiopathology; Pregnancy Outcome; thromboembolism

Aim:  To study the clinical profile and management of peripartum cardiomyopathy, and to analyze the pregnancy outcomes of pregnant women with this disorder as well as its effect on subsequent pregnancies. Methods:  All patients admitted with peripartum cardiomyopathy from July 2006 to June 2009 by t...