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 (m2) | 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.