The incidence of peripartum cardiomyopathy is 1 in 4000 pregnant women in Western Europe, but is as high as 1 in 100 in Haiti and Nigeria. Although peripartum cardiomyopathy can resolve, it can also be devastating as evidenced by a 5 to 10% mortality rate and the condition accounting for 4% of all U.S. women […]
Category: Cardiomyopathy
The Natural History of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
In the 25 years since first being described, takotsubo (stress) cardiomyopathy has gained increasing recognition as a common clinical entity. Despite this, our understanding of the natural history of takotsubo cardiomyopathy remains limited. The International Takotsubo Registry has been gathering data on takotsubo cases since 1998 and this publication describes their findings to date. Among […]