Acute and critically ill peripartum cardiomyopathy and 'bridge to' therapeutic options: a single center experience with intra-aortic balloon pump, extra corporeal membrane oxygenation and continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices

Table 1 Patient characteristics

Patient	1	2	3	4	5	6
Year	2001	2008	2010	2007	2008	2009
Age (y)	34	35	36	37	38	28
BSA (m ² )	1.90	1.88	1.58	1.83	1.60	1.79
Race	C	A	C	C	C	C
Obstetrical Hx	G4A0P4	G2A0P2	G4A0P4	G1A0P0	G2A0P1	G3A1P1
Symptom onset	3wPP	5mPP	5mPP	38wPr	35wPr	38wPr
Diagnosis	3w PP	10mPP	18mPP	38wPr	36wPr	38wPr
Clinical picture	APE	ADHF	ADHF	ADHF	ADHF	CS
LVEDD (mm)	55	62	79	53	61	68
Serology	Negative	Mycoplasma IgM	Negative	Negative	Negative	Myocplasma IgM
Coronary angio	Normal	-	Normal	-	Normal	-
Biopsy	-	Negative	Negative	-	Negative	Negative
IABP (d)	7	13	5	4	6	1
ECMO (d)	-	-	-	-	-	7
LVAD (d)	-	126	Since 26/04/2010	-	360	78
Complications	-	Perop. rupture aorta Tamponade 2x Pocket Infection	Rectus hematoma Occlusion AFC	-	-	Bleeding anast. aorta
Outcome	Recovery	Tx, SD 535 days postTx	Alive, on Tx list	Recovery	Tx	Tx

A, African; APE, acute pulmonary edema; ADHF, acute decompensated heart failure; AFC, Arteria Femoralis Communis; anast, anastomosis; BSA, body surface area; C, Caucasian; CS, cardiogenic shock; d, days; Hx, history; LVEDD, left ventricular end diastolic diameter at presentation; Perop, peroperative; PP, postpartum; Pr, pregnancy; SD, sudden death; Tx, cardiac transplantation; Y, year.

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