Key result
Pregnancy in women with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy was generally well tolerated, with 28.3% reporting cardiac symptoms during pregnancy and postnatal heart failure occurring in 1.6%.
Population
127 consecutively referred women with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. 40 underwent clinical evaluation before…
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Reassures on generally favorable HCM pregnancy outcomes with monitoring; leaves open need for prospective risk-stratification studies.
Cohort (n=127)
Most women with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy tolerate pregnancy well, though rare complications such as postnatal heart failure can occur, necessitating planned delivery and fetal monitoring.
Rajesh Thaman (2003) conducted a cohort in Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (n=127). Pregnancy was evaluated on Pregnancy related symptoms and complications. Pregnancy in women with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy was generally well tolerated, with 28.3% reporting cardiac symptoms during pregnancy and postnatal heart failure occurring in 1.6%.
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