Abstract | OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the long-term follow-up results of patients with peripartum cardiomyopathy and assess the echocardiographic findings relating to prognosis at time of diagnosis. METHODS: Thirty-three patients diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy and hospitalized between 1995 and 2007 were analyzed. Initial echocardiographic data were recorded and long-term clinical status was evaluated. RESULTS: Eight (24%) patients recovered completely, 10 (30%) died, 2 (6%) underwent heart transplants, and 13 (39%) were left with persistent left ventricular dysfunction. Cut-off values for initial left ventricular end-systolic diameter (< or =5.5 cm) and left ventricular ejection fraction (>27%) were obtained from patients who had completely recovered. CONCLUSION: Cut-off values for initial left ventricular ejection fraction of >27% and left ventricular end-systolic diameter of < or =5.5 cm may predict recovery of left ventricle function.
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Authors | Nilüfer Duran, Haci Günes, Ibrahim Duran, Murat Biteker, Mehmet Ozkan |
Journal | International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics
(Int J Gynaecol Obstet)
Vol. 101
Issue 2
Pg. 137-40
(May 2008)
ISSN: 0020-7292 [Print] United States |
PMID | 18280479
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Heart Failure
(diagnostic imaging, mortality, physiopathology)
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular
(diagnostic imaging, mortality, physiopathology)
- Prognosis
- Puerperal Disorders
(diagnostic imaging, mortality, physiopathology)
- ROC Curve
- Recovery of Function
(physiology)
- Stroke Volume
(physiology)
- Survival Rate
- Turkey
- Ultrasonography
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