A STUDY OF PERIPARTUM CARDIOMYOPATHY AMONG CASES OF PREECLAMPSIA AND ECLAMPSIA.

ABSTRACT

Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a rare complication in pregnancy but is more commonly found in the patients of preeclampsia and eclampsia. The purpose of study is to evaluate incidence of peripartum cardiomyopathy among cases of preeclampsia and eclampsia. This is a prospective observational study. A total of 190 cases of preeclampsia and eclampsia were studied for features of PPCM and subjected to echocardiography. Out of 190 subjects, 3.7% had ?ndings suggestive of PPCM. Incidence of PPCM was 0.009 per year among cases of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia and the incidence of PPCM among 6028 deliveries was 0.001 per year.