Outcomes of peripartum cardiomyopathy in North Africa: insights from a single-center observational study in Tunisia.

Autor: Hammami R; Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Slim Chaker University Hospital, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia. raniahammami@yahoo.fr., Abdelhedi O; Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Hedi Chaker University Hospital, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia., Khanfir F; Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Hedi Chaker University Hospital, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia., Shahlaq RSO; Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Hedi Chaker University Hospital, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia., Gargouri R; Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Slim Chaker University Hospital, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia.; Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medecine,, Hedi Chaker Hospital, University of Sfax, sfax, Tunisie., Abid L; Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medecine,, Hedi Chaker Hospital, University of Sfax, sfax, Tunisie., Elleuch S; Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Hedi Chaker University Hospital, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia., Oueslati MB; Tunisian Ministry of Health, Tunis, Tunisia., Amor HI; Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Taher Sfar Hospital, University of Monastir, Mahdia, Tunisia., Derbel M; Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Hedi Chaker University Hospital, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia., Dammak A; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Habib Bourguiba University Hospital, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia., Safi F; Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Hedi Chaker University Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia., Chaabene K; Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Hedi Chaker University Hospital, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: BMC pregnancy and childbirth [BMC Pregnancy Childbirth] 2024 Nov 06; Vol. 24 (1), pp. 722. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Nov 06.
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-024-06911-3
Abstrakt: Background: Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare but potentially life-threatening condition. Due to the scarcity of epidemiological data in North Africa, we conducted this study to assess the outcomes of PPCM in our region.
Materials and Methods: This monocentric retrospective cohort study involving all patients diagnosed with PPCM was conducted between January 2010 and December 2022.
Results: Twenty-seven PPCM patients, with a median age of 33 years (Interquartile range (IQR) = 9), were included. 52% of patients were diagnosed during the postpartum period. Dyspnea New York Heart Association III/IV(NYHA III/IV) was the most common functional symptom (85%). The median left ventricle ejection fraction (LVEF) was 30% (IQR = 11%). Atrial fibrillation occurred in 11.1% of patients, thromboembolic complications occurred in 18.5%, Pulmonary edema occurred in 85% of patients and cardiogenic shock occurred in 14.8% of patients, with two patients requiring Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) support. The predominant mode of delivery was a cesarean Sect. (82% of patients), and the indication for a cesarean delivery was obstetrical in 59% of patients. Prematurity occurred in 36% of newborns, and intrauterine fetal death occurred in one pregnancy. The median follow-up was 24 months [6-144 months]. LVEF recovery was noted in 67% of patients. Bromocriptine was administered to six patients (22%), and none of these patients died and out of them, five patients recovered their LVEF (83%). The overall mortality rate during the follow-up period was 15%, comprising three in-hospital cardiac deaths and one occurring two years later due to refractory advanced heart failure. No significant differences were observed between LVEF recovery and LVEF non-recovery groups. Factors significantly associated with mortality were multiparity, poor antenatal care (ANC) attendance, thromboembolic events, cardiogenic shock, and Pulmonary edema. Five patients with LV recovery subsequently became pregnant, none experienced a relapse of PPCM. However, one of the descendants of a patient was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy.
Conclusion: This study revealed that the diagnosis of PPCM in our hospital is often delayed until symptoms become more advanced, resulting in high morbi-mortality.
(© 2024. The Author(s).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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