Association between peripartum cardiomyopathy and mood disorders in a large, national U.S. cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the association between mood disorders in pregnancy and postpartum and peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM).

Methods

Retrospective cohort study utilizing the National Inpatient Sample from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality of pregnant and postpartum patients from 2017-2019. Patients were separated into two groups based on ICD-10 coding for presence or absence of mood disorder (depression, bipolar depression, anxiety, or other mood diagnosis). The primary outcome was diagnosis of PPCM. Secondary outcomes included a composite of adverse cardiac events and maternal death. Groups were compared via t-tests, chi-squared analysis, and logistic regression that included all variables that differed between groups w

SUBMITTER: Neuburg B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11722499 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature