Long ‐term follow‐up in peripartum cardiomyopathy patients with contemporary treatment: low mortality, high cardiac recovery, but significant cardiovascular co‐morbidities

ConclusionOur PPCM collective treated with standard therapy for heart failure, dopamine D2 receptor agonists, and anticoagulation displays a high and stable long ‐term recovery rate with low mortality at 5‐year follow‐up. However, long‐term use of cardiovascular medication, persisting orde novo hypertension and arrhythmias were frequent.

Source: European Journal of Heart Failure - November 12, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Valeska Moulig, Tobias Jonathan Pfeffer, Melanie Ricke ‐Hoch, Stella Schlothauer, Tobias Koenig, Johannes Schwab, Dominik Berliner, Roman Pfister, Guido Michels, Arash Haghikia, Christine S. Falk, David Duncker, Christian Veltmann, Denise H Tags: Research Article Source Type: research