Open AccessAssociation Between Right Ventricular Dysfunction and Adverse Outcomes in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: Insights From the BRO-HF Quebec Cohort Study
Author(s) -
Christine Pacheco,
Maxime Tremblay-Gravel,
Guillaume MarquisGravel,
Étienne Couture,
Robert Avram,
O. Desplantie,
Lior Bibas,
François Simard,
Isabelle Malhamé,
Anthony Poulin,
Dan B. Tran,
Mario Sénéchal,
Jonathan Afilalo,
Paul Farand,
L. Bérubé,
E. Marc Jolicœur,
Anique Ducharme,
François Tournoux
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
cjc open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2589-790X
DOI - 10.1016/j.cjco.2022.05.004
Subject(s) - peripartum cardiomyopathy , medicine , interquartile range , ejection fraction , cardiology , heart failure , dilated cardiomyopathy , odds ratio , clinical endpoint , confidence interval , cardiomyopathy , clinical trial
Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is associated with severe morbidity and mortality, and the significance of right ventricular (RV) involvement is unclear. We sought to determine whether RV systolic dysfunction or dilatation is associated with adverse clinical outcomes in women with PPCM.