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).