Why the study?
Do clinical features and outcomes differ between hypertensive heart failure of pregnancy and idiopathic peripartum cardiomyopathy?
Population
83 patients with pregnancy-associated heart failure, comprising 53 with hypertensive heart failure of…
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Supports excluding hypertension from PPCM definitions; leaves open whether HHFP and idiopathic PPCM warrant distinct management.
Do clinical features and outcomes differ between hypertensive heart failure of pregnancy and idiopathic peripartum cardiomyopathy?
Hypertensive heart failure of pregnancy has distinct clinical features, earlier onset, and better survival compared to idiopathic peripartum cardiomyopathy, suggesting they should be treated as distinct clinical entities.
Ntusi et al. (2015) studied this question.
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