METHODS:
The Ege University institutional review board approved the study, and
informed consent has been taken from the subjects or first-degree
relatives. Patients with HF admitted to HF outpatient clinics between
January 2008-May 2021 were included in this study (Figure-1). The
diagnosis of PPCM was based on European Society of Cardiology position
paper recommendations. (1) The clinical, echocardiographic, and CMR data
of these patients’ analyses were assessed retrospectively. Clinical data
were collected from the university medical records and the phone call of
the patients or relatives.
Echocardiography data includes left ventricular dimensions,
interventricular thickness, LVEF, systolic pulmonary artery pressure
(SPAP), and valvular assessment. Qualified CMR assessed patients to
visualize cardiac dimension measurements, CMR functional analysis, and
fibrosis with late gadolinium enhancement (LGE).