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Table 1 Baseline characteristics, management, and outcomes of pregnant women

From: Clinical outcomes of pregnancy in patients with pulmonary hypertension: A single center observational study

 

Group A (N = 78)

Group B (N = 22)

Group C (N = 18)

P Value

Age, years

28.4 ± 11.0

28.6 ± 9.7

27.5 ± 10.0

0.805

Nulliparous, n (%)

32 (41.0)

6 (27.3)

2 (11.1)

0.041

Diagnosis made

    

 Before pregnancy, n (%)

15 (19.2)

5 (22.7)

3 (16.7)

0.886

 During pregnancy, n (%)

63 (80.8)

17 (77.3)

15 (83.3)

0.886

NYHA class

    

 I, n (%)

68 (87.2)

12 (54.5)

0 (0.0)

< 0.001

 II, n (%)

8 (10.3)

7 (31.8)

8 (44.4)

0.001

 III, n (%)

2 (2.6)

2 (9.1)

6 (33.3)

< 0.001

 IV, n (%)

0 (0.0)

1 (4.5)

4 (22.2)

< 0.001

Systolic PABP, mmHg

45.3 ± 8.4

59.8 ± 12.2

87.6 ± 13.7

< 0.001

NT-proBNP, pg/ml

128.7 ± 54.3

196.6 ± 79.6

1723.5 ± 738.0

< 0.001

LVEF, %

65.4 ± 5.7

64.2 ± 14.8

61.9 ± 18.3

0.459

Management

    

 Anticoagulation, n (%)

0 (0.0)

5 (22.7)

7 (38.9)

< 0.001

 Diuretic, n (%)

0 (0.0)

4 (18.2)

9 (50.0)

< 0.001

 Advanced drug, n (%)

0 (0.0)

3 (13.6)

7 (38.9)

< 0.001

Pregnant Duration

    

 Q ≤ 20 weeks, n (%)

7 (8.9)

2 (9.1)

7 (38.9)

0.035

 20 < Q ≤ 30 weeks, n (%)

2 (2.6)

1 (4.6)

3 (16.7)

0.049

 30 < Q ≤ 35 weeks, n (%)

6 (7.7)

7 (31.8)

3 (16.7)

0.013

 Q > 35 weeks, n (%)

63 (80.8)

12 (54.5)

5 (27.8)

< 0.001

Delivery model

    

 Cesarean section, n (%)

45 (63.4)

19 (95.0)

10 (90.9)

0.039

 Vaginal delivery, n (%)

26 (36.6)

1 (5.0)

1 (10.1)

0.003

Anesthesia

    

 No, n (%)

26 (33.3)

1 (22.7)

1 (5.56)

0.003

 Epidural anesthesia, n (%)

43 (51.3)

12 (50.0)

10 (55.6)

0.999

 General anesthesia, n (%)

19 (24.4)

9 (40.9)

7 (38.9)

0.210

Maternal death, n (%)

0 (0.00)

1 (4.55)

5 (27.8)

< 0.001

  1. PABP = pulmonary arterial blood pressure,
  2. NYHA = New York Heart Association,
  3. NT-proBNP = N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide,
  4. LVEF = Left ventricular ejection fraction