Subsequent pregnancies in peripartum cardiomyopathy: Patient-level differences and decision-making.

ABSTRACT:

Study objective

To evaluate patient-level differences and decision making surrounding subsequent pregnancies (SSP) after peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM).

Design

Mixed methods approach to evaluate quantitative demographic and clinical differences between patients with and without a SSP and to qualitatively describe the decision-making regarding a SSP with a survey component.

Setting/participants

220 PPCM cases within the University of Pennsylvania Health System.

Main outcome measures

Demographic, clinical and obstetrical outcomes.

Results

73 patients (33 %) had a SSP, 37 with a live birth. Those with a SSP were more likely to self-identify as Black (70 % vs. 52 %; p = 0.04), be nulliparous in index pregnancy (68 % vs. 45 %, p = 0.02), were

SUBMITTER: Irizarry OC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11541426 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature