2005•Zhongguo xiandai yixue/Zhongguo xiandai yixue zazhiRequires access
Clinical analysis of the prognosis of peripartum cardiomyopath
Wang Wei
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Abstract
To evaluate the clinical factors that affect the prognosis of peripartum cardiomyopathy. We retrospectived 37 cases of peripartum cardiomyopathy from 1996 to 2003 and summarize clinic symptoms, signs, electrocardiogram and echocardiogram and evaluated the relationship between those factors and prognosis. 11 cases of peripartum cardiomyopathy had poor prognosis. The causes of death was severe heart failure,embolic episodes,arrhythmia and infection.5 of 26 cases had recurrenced heart failure, but no one suffered from sudden cardiac death, malignant ventricular arrhythmia and so on. [Conculsion] The prognosis of peripartum cardiomyopathy is chiefly related to cardiac function and complications