Factors associated with the change in prevalence of cardiomyopathy at delivery in the period 2000-2009: a population-based prevalence study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Cardiomyopathy (CM) at delivery is increasing in prevalance. The objective of this study was to determine which medical conditions are attributable to this increasing prevalance.

Design

Population prevalence study from 2000 to 2009.

Setting

The Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS).

Sample

Pregnant women admitted for delivery were identified in the NIS for the years 2000-2009.

Methods

Temporal trends in pre-existing medical conditions and in medical and obstetric complications at delivery admissions were determined by linear regression. The change in the prevalence of CM among all pregnant women was compared with the change in the prevalance of CM among pregnant women without pre-existing conditions or complications.

Main outcome measure

Pre

SUBMITTER: Grotegut CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4175993 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature