Pregnancy and Subsequent Pregnancy Outcomes in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy

Outcome of subsequent pregnancy in patients with documented peripartum cardiomyopathy.

Subsequent pregnancy in 6 patients with previous peripartum cardiomyopathy resulted in reduction of ejection fraction by >10% in 5 patients at 1 month postpartum. Two patients with impaired ejection fraction at onset of subsequent pregnancy died 3 months postpartum due to heart failure despite optimal medical therapy. Deterioration of left ventricular function occurred uniformly postpartum and ...

Peripartum cardiomyopathy and triplet pregnancy

Natural course of subsequent pregnancy after peripartum cardiomyopathy.

OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of subsequent pregnancy after peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) on maternal and fetal outcome. METHODS Prospective study of 34 patients with the diagnosis of PPCM (mean age = 26 years). At the time of first diagnosis 5 were in NYHA functional class (FC) II for heart failure, one in FC III and 28 in FC IV. After clinical treatment, patients were advised to avoid n...

peripartum cardiomyopathy in a triplet pregnancy

Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare form of dilated cardiomyopathy that occurs in previously healthy women in the last month of pregnancy and up to several months after delivery. The incidence of PPCM is low, but its morbidity and mortality rate are high, with a substantial risk of poor outcome of the pregnancy. Patients who have recovered from PPCM run a high risk of reoccurrence in sub...

Risk of subsequent pregnancy in women with a history of peripartum cardiomyopathy.

Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a pregnancy-associated myocardial disease with marked left ventricular systolic dysfunction. Although this condition can lead to major complications, including severe heart failure, arrhythmias, thromboembolic events, and death, the majority of women with this condition demonstrate a complete or partial recovery. Many of these women desire to become pregnant ...