Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy—chronic hypertension, gestational hypertension, and
preeclampsia—are uniquely challenging as the pathology and its therapeutic management …

Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a form of systolic heart failure affecting young women toward
the end of pregnancy or in the months following delivery. Incidence is higher in African …

Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a potentially life-threatening pregnancy-associated disease
that typically arises in the peripartum period and is marked by left ventricular dysfunction and …

Preeclampsia is a pregnancy-specific multi-organ syndrome that affects 2% to 8% of
pregnancy. 1 It is a unique condition of placental pathogenesis with acute onset of …

The aim of this study was to investigate cardiac functional status in pregnancy using a
comprehensive approach taking into account the simultaneous changes in loading and …

Objectives: The goal of this study was to systematically review the peripartum
cardiomyopathy (PPCM) literature and determine the prevalence of pre-eclampsia (PE) in …

Background Sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunction is associated with poor outcomes, but
traditional measurements of systolic function such as left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) …

Background: Pre-eclampsia with severe features (PEC) is a pregnancy-specific syndrome
characterized by severe hypertension and end-organ dysfunction, and is associated with …

Cardiovascular diseases are a major cause of complications in pregnancy worldwide, and
the number of patients who develop cardiac problems during pregnancy is increasing …

Preeclampsia (PE), a hypertensive disorder, occurs in 3% to 8% of pregnancies in the
United States and affects over 200,000 women and newborns per year. The United States …