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Initial Right Ventricular Dysfunction Severity Identifies Severe Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Phenotype With Worse Early and Overall Outcomes: A 24-Year Cohort Study.
Journal of the American Heart Association - 23 Apr 2018
Peters Andrew, Caroline Mara, Zhao Huaqing, Baldwin Matthew R, Forfia Paul R, Tsai Emily J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Outcomes in peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) vary. We sought to determine whether severity of left or right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) at PPCM diagnosis differentially associates with adverse outcomes. METHODS AND RESULTS: We conducted a single-center retrospective cohort study of 53 patients with PPCM. The primary outcome was a composite of left ventricular assist device implantation, cardiac...
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