Table 3: Major adverse events in women with peripartum cardiomyopathy.

  No Adverse Event Major Adverse Event p value
Age, mean (SD) 31.3 (7.1) 27.3 (5.7) 0.050
Black race, n (%) 5 (15.2) 8 (50.0) 0.01
Hypertension, n (%) 12 (35.3) 6 (35.3) 1.000
Preeclampsia, n (%) 8 (23.5) 3 (17.6) 0.630
Diabetes mellitus, n (%) 6 (17.6) 4 (23.5) 0.618
Autoimmune disorder, n (%) 0 (0.0) 1 (5.9) 0.153
Thyroid disease, n (%) 3 (8.8) 2 (11.8) 0.739
 
EF at Diagnosis, mean (SD) 21.0 (12.2) 14.4 (12.0) 0.073
EF at 6 months, mean (SD) 44.8 (17.6) 17.7 (13.0) <.0001
EF at 12 months, mean (SD) 45.0 (21.0) 16.1 (9.5) <.0001
Peak EF, mean (SD) 55.3 (14.6) 25.9 (17.7) <.0001
Final EF, mean (SD) 49.6 (18.1) 16.4 (12.7) <.0001
 
Beta-blocker, n (%) 31 (91.2) 15 (88.2) 0.739
ACE-I/ARB, n (%) 37 (93.0) 16 (84.0) 0.325
Aldosterone Antagonist, n (%) 22 (64.7) 13 (76.5) 0.393
Diuretic, n (%) 30 (88.2) 16 (94.1) 0.505
Digoxin, n (%) 14 (41.2) 14 (82.4) 0.005
Bromocriptine, n (%) 0 (0.0) 2 (11.8) 0.041
 
Months of Follow up, mean (SD) 89.4 (56.1) 77.6 (59.6) 0.494

EF = Ejection Fraction; SD = Standard Deviation; ACE-I = Aldosterone Converting Enzyme Inhibitor; ARB = Aldosterone Receptor Blocker