The Heart Outcomes in Pregnancy Expectations for Mom and Baby Study
University of Missouri, Kansas City
Summary
This is a prospective, observational study which is evaluating the obstetrical, neonatal, and cardiovascular outcomes of 1000 pregnant people with known heart disease to define how best to structure cardio-obstetrics care to optimize outcomes.
Description
The US is the only industrialized nation to experience a rise in maternal mortality over the last decade. Despite the Healthy People 2030 agenda target of reducing maternal mortality by 10%, rates in the United States are predicted to increase. Furthermore, maternal mortality disproportionately impacts Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaskan Native (AIAN), and Asian/Pacific Islander birthing people, who die at a rate that far greater than their White counterparts. Black birthing people are twice as likely to experience severe maternal morbidity (SMM) and 3-4X more likely to die, even after ad…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- Female
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion: Must have one or more condition(s) within the 6 following categories - Repaired or Unrepaired * Congenital or structural heart disease * Aortopathies * Arrhythmias * Cardiomyopathies and Heart Failure * Coronary disease * Other (Current endocarditis or history of endocarditis, Pericarditis, Pericardial effusion - Moderate or Large, Pericardial constriction, Pulmonary hypertension (all types) defined as mean pulmonary artery systolic pressure of \>20 mmHg by right heart catheterization or pulmonary hypertension estimated in the severe range by echo) Exclusion Criteria * Unable to…
Interventions
- OtherPurely observational study on the care and outcomes of participants with cardiovascular disease in pregnancy.
The primary exposure variable is the organization of cardio-obstetrics care which will be defined by annual site surveys and its association with outcomes will be defined by hierarchical models adjusting for patient characteristics.
Location
- Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri