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Table 3.

Characteristics of the First Echocardiogram in Patients With and Without Residual Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM).

Characteristics	Residual PPCM (n=16)	No Residual PPCM (n=30)	P Value
Mean time between echo exams, days (SD)	906 (1,001)	694 (1,066)	0.515
LV systolic function
Moderate or severe LV dysfunction, n (%)	13 (81.2)	17 (56.7)	0.09
Moderate dysfunction, n (%)	5 (31.2)	14 (46.7)	NA
Severe dysfunction, n (%)	8 (50.0)	3 (10.0)	NA
Regional hypokinesis, n (%)^*	2 (12.5)	5 (16.7)	1.000
Dilated LV, n (%)	3 (18.8)	2 (6.7)	0.325
Hypokinetic RV, n (%)	2 (12.5)	5 (16.7)	1.000
Pulmonary HTN, n (%)	1 (6.2)	6 (20.0)	0.394

^*Reference is global hypokinesis.

NA, not applicable.

RMMJ Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Rambam Health Care Campus 2018 April; 9(2): e0011. ISSN: 2076-9172

Published online 2018 April 19. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10331