Status:
UNKNOWN
Registry and Survey of Women With Pregnancy Related Cardiomyopathy
Lead Sponsor:
St. Vincent's Medical Center
Conditions:
Cardiomyopathy
Pregnancy-Associated Cardiomyopathy
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-50 years
Brief Summary
The goal of this study is to better characterize peripartum cardiomyoapthy or pregnancy-related cardiomyopathy by enrolling as many PPCM survivors as possible using both direct and web-based methods o...
Detailed Description
The design of our study will utilize web-based recruitment methods with internet-based support groups for PPCM e.g. www.AMothersHeart.org (www.amothersheart.org/index.html). The directors of these web...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients will be eligible for inclusion if diagnosed with PPCM after January 1, 1994. Patients must be above the age of 18 years old with no prior cardiac history and no history of chronic drug or alcohol abuse. Diagnosis of PPCM must have been made prior after the 28th week of gestation and up to 6 months postpartum. Patients must have echocardiographic data confirming left ventricular systolic dysfunction by either depressed shortening fraction or depressed ejection fraction.
Exclusion
- Patients with an identifiable etiology for their heart failure will be excluded.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2005
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
End Date :
January 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
175 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00273637
Start Date
October 1 2005
End Date
January 1 2006
Last Update
May 26 2006
Active Locations (1)
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Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Center
New York, New York, United States, 10011