Peripartum cardiomyopathy more common in black women

"While we know that African-American women are at greater risk for [peripartum cardiomyopathy], the disparity in disease diversity at presentation and the subsequent progression of the condition in this patient population was staggering," Olga Corazón Irizarry, MD, a firstyear obstetrics a...

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Published inCardiology Today Vol. 21; no. 1; p. 19
Main Authors Dobkowski, Darlene, Minissian, Margo B
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Thorofare SLACK INCORPORATED 01.01.2018
Subjects
African Americans
Cardiology
Cardiomyopathy
Heart
Hypertension
Studies
Womens health
Germany
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Summary:"While we know that African-American women are at greater risk for [peripartum cardiomyopathy], the disparity in disease diversity at presentation and the subsequent progression of the condition in this patient population was staggering," Olga Corazón Irizarry, MD, a firstyear obstetrics and gynecology resident at University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, said in a press release. All patients had no other explanation for their HF such as valvular disease before being diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy and congenital heart disease. Margo B. Minissian, PhD, ACNP, CLS, AACC, FAHA Nurse Scientist Cardiology Nurse Practitioner Clinical Lipid Specialist Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute Women's Heart Center Disclosure: Minissian reports no relevant financial disclosures.
ISSN:1939-098X