Nationwide Outcomes of Heart Transplantation for Postpartum Cardiomyopathy.

Ilias P Doulamis, Aspasia Tzani, Ahmet Kilic, Toshiki Kuno, Alexandros Briasoulis

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Ilias P DoulamisDepartment of Surgery, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA 01805, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4128-7111

Aspasia TzaniDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart and Vascular Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

Ahmet KilicDivison of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.

Toshiki KunoDivision of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10467, USA.

Alexandros BriasoulisDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Section of Heart Failure and Transplantation, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.

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Abstract

Background: Postpartum cardiomyopathy is defined as an incident of acute heart failure in the postpartum period in the absence of any other cause. Up to 10% of postpartum cardiomyopathy may need to undergo heart transplantation later in life. This study aimed to provide a present-day perspective on all-cause mortality and transplant-related complications after heart transplantation for postpartum cardiomyopathy. Methods: A retrospective analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) registry was performed for adult patients undergoing heart transplants (01/2001-01/2023) for postpartum cardiomyopathy. Results: A total of 677 patients were identified, with a mean age of 35 years. The mean body mass index (BMI) was 27.2 kg/m Conclusions: Our results suggest that younger age, diabetes, pretransplant dialysis, days on Status 1, and creatinine are associated with higher mortality, while an era effect was observed for 1-year mortality after heart transplantation (HTx) in patients with postpartum cardiomyopathy.

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heart transplantationpostpartum cardiomyopathyUNOS

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PMID39867175

DOI10.31083/RCM25831

PMCPMC11759955

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