Different Characteristics of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Between Patients Complicated With and Without Hypertensive Disorders: Results From the Japanese Nationwide Survey of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy

Different Characteristics of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Between Patients Complicated With and Without Hypertensive Disorders: Results From the Japanese Nationwide Survey of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy

Background: There has been no nationwide survey concerning peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) among the Asian population, and clinical profiles of PPCM complicated with hypertensive disorders complicating pregnancy (HD) as the major risk factor of PPCM have not been characterized. Methods and Results:...

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Veröffentlicht in:Circulation Journal 2011, Vol.75(8), pp.1975-1981
Hauptverfasser: Kamiya, Chizuko A., Kitakaze, Masafumi, Ishibashi-Ueda, Hatsue, Nakatani, Satoshi, Murohara, Toyoaki, Tomoike, Hitonobu, Ikeda, Tomoaki
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Sprache:eng
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Adult
Asian Continental Ancestry Group
Cardiomyopathies - diagnosis
Cardiomyopathies - epidemiology
Cardiomyopathies - physiopathology
Cardiomyopathy
Cesarean Section
Data Collection
Female
Heart failure
Heart Function Tests
Humans
Hypertension
Japan - epidemiology
Length of Stay
Peripartum Period
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular - diagnosis
Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular - epidemiology
Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular - physiopathology
Prognosis
Retrospective Studies
Time Factors
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Zusammenfassung:Background: There has been no nationwide survey concerning peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) among the Asian population, and clinical profiles of PPCM complicated with hypertensive disorders complicating pregnancy (HD) as the major risk factor of PPCM have not been characterized. Methods and Results: A retrospective, nationwide survey of PPCM in 2007 and 2008 all over Japan was performed and the clinical characteristics were compared between patients with and without HD. We obtained data for 102 patients. HD during pregnancy occurred in 42 patients (41%). Patients with HD were older than those without HD (33.8 vs. 31.9 years old, P
ISSN:1346-9843
1347-4820
DOI:10.1253/circj.CJ-10-1214