Avi Sabbag, Eivind W Aabel, Anna Isotta Castrini, Konstantinos C Siontis, Mikael Laredo, Jacky Nizard, Guillaume Duthoit, Samuel Asirvatham, Ojasay Sehrawat, Feddo P Kirkels, Philippe J van Rosendael, Roy Beinart, Moshe Rav Acha, Petr Peichl, Han S Lim, Christian Sohns, Raphael Martins, Jonaz Font, Nguyen N K Truong, Mette Estensen, Kristina H Haugaa
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Arrhythmic mitral valve prolapse (AMVP) is linked to life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias (VAs), and young women are considered at high risk. Cases of AMVP in women with malignant VA during pregnancy have emerged, but the arrhythmic risk during pregnancy is unknown. The authors aimed to describe features of women with high-risk AMVP who developed malignant VA during the perinatal period and to assess if pregnancy and the postpartum period were associated with a higher risk of malignant VA...
May 14, 2024: European Heart Journal