Does the presence of hypertensive disorders affect the clinical characteristics and recovery of patients with peripartum cardiomyopathy?
PPCM complicated with hypertensive disorders is a unique subset with relatively swift recovery, requiring prompt cardiac evaluation to prevent severe heart failure and maternal death.
PPCM complicated with HD had different clinical characteristics from those without HD. This condition might be a unique subset of PPCM that is characterized by relatively swift recovery except in the cases of death. In order to prevent severe heart failure and maternal death, peripartum women should be treated with HD cautiously and must immediately undergo a cardiac examination as needed.
Kamiya et al. (Sat,) studied this question.