Women with peripartum cardiomyopathy have normal ejection fraction, but abnormal systolic strain, during pregnancy

Women with peripartum cardiomyopathy have normal ejection fraction, but abnormal systolic strain, during pregnancy

Abstract We report a case series of six women with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) who incidentally underwent echocardiography prior to the clinical presentation of PPCM. For comparison, we identified controls, matched 2:1 on age, race, body mass index, gestational age, and hypertensive disorder. A...

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Main Authors: Ruth Tamrat, Yu Kang, Marielle Scherrer‐Crosbie, Lisa D. Levine, Zoltan Arany, Jennifer Lewey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-08-01
Series:ESC Heart Failure
Subjects:
Peripartum cardiomyopathy
Strain echocardiography
Heart failure
Maternal morbidity
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.13323

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