Hypertensive Diseases of Pregnancy Increase Risk of Readmission With Heart Failure: A National Readmissions Database Study. Issue 1 (March 2020) - Nizamuddin, J.
Abstract : ( Mayo Clin Proc . 2019;94(5):811–819) Heart disease is responsible for a quarter of all deaths in women in the United States and a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. The risk of cardiovascular disease-related mortality is higher in women who have had pregnancies complicated by hypertensive diseases of pregnancy (HDP). HDPs affect up to 8.2% of US deliveries. Previous studies have shown a long-term increase in postpartum heart failure in women diagnosed with HDP. There is a lack of data from large epidemiological studies on the prevalence of readmission in the immediate postpartum period for new-onset heart failure or postpartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM). This study hypothesized that rates of readmission for newly diagnosed heart failure or PPCM in the immediate postpartum period would be higher in women with HDP.