Table 2.

Echocardiographic Characteristics of Patients with PPCM.

Characteristic First Echocardiogram (n=46) Second Echocardiogram (n=46)
LV systolic function
 Normal, n (%) None 30 (65.2)
 Mild dysfunction, n (%) 16 (34.8) 9 (19.6)
 Moderate dysfunction, n (%) 19 (41.3) 3 (6.5)
 Severe dysfunction, n (%) 11 (23.9) 4 (8.7)
Regional hypokinesis, n (%)* 7 (15.2) 0 (0.0)
Dilated LV, n (%) 5 (10.9) 2 (4.3)
Hypokinetic RV, n (%) 7 (15.2) 3 (6.5)
Pulmonary HTN, n (%) 7 (15.2) 2 (4.3)
*Reference is global hypokinesis.

HTN, hypertension; LV, left ventricle; RV, right ventricle.

RMMJ Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Rambam Health Care Campus 2018 April; 9(2): e0011. ISSN: 2076-9172
Published online 2018 April 19. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10331