Association between diabetes during pregnancy and peripartum cardiomyopathy: a population-level analysis of 309 825 women
Conclusions The incidence of PPCM in Alberta, Canada was ∼1/2400 births, and was modulated by the presence of DM in pregnancy. The relationship between DM status and PPCM may be confounded by other vascular risk factors including hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. There were few maternal or neonatal deaths in the overall cohort, but these were numerically higher in the PPCM group. Teaser Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare but serious cause of heart failure related to pregnancy and the postpartum period with a variable geographic profile. The population-based incidence of PPCM in Alberta, Canada is ∼1/2400 births, and is modulated by the presence of DM in pregnancy. Maternal mortality at a mean follow up of 3.9 years was higher in the pregnancies affected by PPCM, and there were few neonatal deaths in pregnancies affected by PPCM.
Source: Canadian Journal of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
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