Table 1.
Time of diagnosis | Number of women | Age at diagnosis, (years) (mean (SD), range) | Diagnosis as a result of symptomatic presentation | Diagnosis as a result of an incidental finding on examination | Diagnosis as part of family screening | Cardiac symptoms reported before pregnancy | Cardiac symptoms reported during pregnancy |
Before pregnancy | 47 (37%) | 21 (2) (14–25) | 20 (43%) | 19 (40%) | 8 (17%) | 21 (45%) | 23 (49%) |
During pregnancy | 27 (21%) | 24 (3) (19–29) | 8 (30%) | 19 (70%) | 0 (0%) | 8 (30%) | 8 (30%) |
Between pregnancies | 15 (12%) | 23 (4) (21–30) | 5 (33%) | 7 (47%) | 3 (20%) | 4 (27%) | 2 (13%) |
After all pregnancies completed | 38 (30%) | 36 (7) (27–54) | 16 (42%) | 15 (39%) | 7 (19%) | 10 (26%) | 3 (5%) |