Different Characteristics of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Between Patients Complicated With and Without Hypertensive Disorders - Results From the Japanese Nationwide Survey of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
Different Characteristics of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Between Patients Complicated With and Without Hypertensive Disorders - Results From the Japanese Nationwide Survey of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
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DOI:
10.1253/circj.cj-10-1214
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发表时间:
2011-08-01
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Ikeda, Tomoaki
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作者:
Kamiya, Chizuko A.;Kitakaze, Masafumi;Ikeda, Tomoaki
Background: There has been no nationwide survey concerning peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) among the Asian population, and clinical profiles of PPCM complicated with hypertensive disorders complicating pregnancy (HD) as the major risk factor of PPCM have not been characterized.Methods and Results: A retrospective, nationwide survey of PPCM in 2007 and 2008 all over Japan was performed and the clinical characteristics were compared between patients with and without HD. We obtained data for 102 patients. HD during pregnancy occurred in 42 patients (41%). Patients with HD were older than those without HD (33.8 vs. 31.9 years old, P